bimetallic

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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