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bimetallic

adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, bimetallic means pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency. As a noun, it means anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals.

Meanings of bimetallic

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.

  2. More generally, consisting of two metals.

  3. Pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals

    “in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender”

    Similar: bimetallistic

  4. Formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together

    Similar: bimetal

noun

  1. Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals
bimetallistic
adjective: formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in s…
bimetal

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