bimetal

See also: bimétal

English

Alternative forms

• bi-metal

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Italic *dwi-

Latin bi-bor.

English bi-

Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der.

Latin metallum

Old French metalbor.

Middle English metal

English metal

English bimetal

From bi- + metal.

Adjective

bimetal (not comparable)

1. (metallurgy) Consisting of two metals.

Derived terms

• bimetal strip
• bimetallic

Translations

Translations

• Polish: bimetalowy, bimetaliczny

Noun

bimetal (plural bimetals)

1. (metallurgy) An object consisting of two metals.
   • 2013 October 22, T W Duerig, K N Melton, D Stöckel, Engineering Aspects of Shape Memory Alloys, Butterworth-Heinemann, →ISBN, page 211:

     Thermostatic Bimetals: Thermostatic bimetals are laminated composites using materials with a pronounced difference in thermal expansion'. Therefore, thermostatic bimetals change their shape whenever ambient temperature changes.

   • 2020 June 29, Manish Kumar, Daniel D. Snow, Ryo Honda, Santanu Mukherjee, Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources: Challenges and Reigning Technologies, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 274:

     The application of bimetals synthesized with the combination of another secondary metal such as Ni, Pd, or Pt [comprise of a high reduction potential than ZVI; ZVI, −0.44 V; Ni,−0.257 V; Pd, 0.915 V; or Pt, 1.188 V; Arning and Minteer […]

   • 2002 September 27, M. A. Laughton, D.F. Warne, Electrical Engineer's Reference Book, Newnes, →ISBN, page 45:

     The bimetals can be used in forms such as the deflection of a straight strip, the rotation of spirals or helices and the snap action of dished discs. Applications include temperature indicators, thermostatic controls, energy regulators, […]

Translations

bimetallic object

• German: Bimetall n
• Polish: bimetal (pl) m
• Romanian: bimetal (ro) n

Anagrams

• limbate, timbale

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English bimetal. By surface analysis, bi- +‎ metal. First attested in 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈmɛ.tal/
• Rhymes: -ɛtal
• Syllabification: bi‧me‧tal

Noun

bimetal m inan

1. (metallurgy) bimetal

Declension

Declension of bimetal

	singular	plural
nominative	bimetal	bimetale
genitive	bimetalu	bimetali
dative	bimetalowi	bimetalom
accusative	bimetal	bimetale
instrumental	bimetalem	bimetalami
locative	bimetalu	bimetalach
vocative	bimetalu	bimetale

Derived terms

adjectives

• bimetaliczny
• bimetalistyczny
• bimetalowy

nouns

• bimetalista
• bimetalizm

Related terms

noun

• metal

Further reading

• “bimetal”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bimetal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bimétal.

Noun

bimetal n (plural bimetale)

1. bimetallic

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bimetal	bimetalul	bimetale	bimetalele
genitive-dative	bimetal	bimetalului	bimetale	bimetalelor
vocative	bimetalule		bimetalelor