a. [ 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 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; as, bimetallic wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. bimétalisme. ] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [ 1869 ]. Littré. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate of bimetallism. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to bimetallism.
Syn. -- bimetallic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. -- Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + metallurgy. ] The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique. See Metal. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity; basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron. --
Metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. --
Metallic tinking (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Metallic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a metallic manner; by metallic means. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + facere, factum, to make. ] The production and working or manufacture of metals. [ R. ] R. Park. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. metallifer; metallum metal + ferre to bear: cf. F. métallifère. ] Producing metals; yielding metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. metallum metal + -form: cf. F. métalliforme. ] Having the form or structure of a metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. métallin. ] (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties. (b) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. métallisation. ] The act or process of metallizing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Metallized p. pr. & vb. n. Metallizing ] [ Cf. F. métalliser. ] To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Metallochromy. ] A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + Gr. &unr_; color. ] The art or process of coloring metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + -graph. ] A print made by metallography. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes on the subject of metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + -graphy: cf. F. métallographie. ] 1. The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having the appearance of a metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + -oid: cf. F. métalloïde. ] (a) Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir Humphrey Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined. (b) Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc., are metalloids. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Metalloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + Gr. &unr_; sound. ] (Music) (a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. (b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Metalorganic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + E. therapy. ] (Med.) Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. métallurgique. ] Of or pertaining to metallurgy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. métallurgiste. ] One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. métallurgie, fr. L. metallum metal, Gr. &unr_; a mine + the root of &unr_; work. See Metal, and Work. ] The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mono- + metal. ] The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not metallic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of certain metallic elements bound to organic radicals; such as, methylmercury, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; formerly refered to as metalorganic. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ Pseudo- + metallic. ] Falsely or imperfectly metallic; -- said of a kind of luster, as in minerals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster. [ 1913 Webster ]