submetallic

[ suhb-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

1. somewhat or imperfectly metallic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of submetallic¹

sub- + metallic

Example Sentences

The colour is dark steel-grey to iron-black, and the lustre brilliant and submetallic: the streak is dark reddish-brown.

From Project Gutenberg

Diallage, an altered form of the mineral augite, with a lamellar structure, and a submetallic lustre on its planes of separation.

From Project Gutenberg