bimetal

American

[bahy-met-l] / baɪˈmɛt l /

noun

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

adjective

bimetallic.

Etymology

Origin of bimetal

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

Example Sentences

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Re- cently, the U. S. Patent Office issued to him a basic patent for a new type of quick-acting thermostatic bimetal device.*

From Time Magazine Archive

It had a thermostat made of bimetal, which was two different metals attached to each other.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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