submetallic
[ suhb-muh-tal-ik ]
/ ˌsʌb məˈtæl ɪk /
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adjective
somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
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Words nearby submetallic
submergible, submerse, submersed, submersible, submetacentric, submetallic, submicron, submicroscopic, submillimeter, subminiature, subminiature camera
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Example sentences from the Web for submetallic
The colour is dark steel-grey to iron-black, and the lustre brilliant and submetallic: the streak is dark reddish-brown.
Diallage, an altered form of the mineral augite, with a lamellar structure, and a submetallic lustre on its planes of separation.
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