[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]