bimetallic

English

Etymology

From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- +‎ metallic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baɪmɪˈtælɪk/

Adjective

bimetallic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
    • 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (Norton 2005), page 1302:
      We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question.
  2. More generally, consisting of two metals.

Derived terms
  • bimetallic strip

Noun

bimetallic (plural bimetallics)

  1. Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals
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