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Webster 1913 Edition
Bimetallic
Biˊme-tal′lic
,Adj.
[Pref.
bi-
+ metallic
: cf. F. bimétallique
.] 1.
Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.
[archaic]
Definition 2024
bimetallic
bimetallic
English
Adjective
bimetallic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
- 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (Norton 2005), page 1302:
- We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question.
- 1908, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (Norton 2005), page 1302:
- More generally, consisting of two metals.
Derived terms
- bimetallic strip
Noun
bimetallic (plural bimetallics)
- Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals