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bimetal

[ bahy-met-l ]

noun

  1. a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.


adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bimetal1

1920–25; bi- 1 + metal, or as back formation from bimetallic

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