bimetallic
Americanadjective
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Metallurgy.
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made or consisting of two metals.
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of or relating to a bimetal.
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pertaining to bimetallism.
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Engraving. (of an offset plate) consisting of a face layer of chromium, stainless steel, or chemically prepared aluminum over a layer of copper.
adjective
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consisting of two metals
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of, relating to, or based on bimetallism
Etymology
Origin of bimetallic
From the French word bimétallique, dating back to 1875–80. See bi- 1, metallic
Example Sentences
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Chicago, Republican conventions; in 1832; in 1840; labor congress; convention of '69; fire; meat packing; Bimetallic League.
From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach
One of his earliest official acts as President was my appointment as a member of the Bimetallic Commission to Europe.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
It proves the humbug of the Bimetallic position up to the hilt.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
General Weaver started a movement to add the forces of the American Bimetallic League and the silver Democrats to the ranks of the People's Party.
From The Agrarian Crusade; a chronicle of the farmer in politics by Buck, Solon J. (Solon Justus)
I am182 a graduate of the Bimetallic Institute.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
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