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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals;
- Example: "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender"
[syn: bimetallistic, bimetallic]

2. formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together;
[syn: bimetal, bimetallic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bimetallic \Bi`me*tal"lic\, a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bim['e]tallique.] 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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bimetallic adj 1: pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" [syn: bimetallistic, bimetallic] 2: formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together [syn: bimetal, bimetallic]