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BIMETALLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
Synonyms:
bimetal; bimetallic
Classified under:
Similar:
metal; metallic (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal)
Derivation:
bimetal (material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals
Example:
in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender
Synonyms:
bimetallic; bimetallistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
bimetallism (a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio)
