bimetallic

[ bahy-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

1. Metallurgy.
   1. made or consisting of two metals.
   2. of or relating to a bimetal.
2. pertaining to bimetallism.
3. Engraving. (of an offset plate) consisting of a face layer of chromium, stainless steel, or chemically prepared aluminum over a layer of copper.

bimetallic

/ ˌbaɪmɪˈtælɪk /

adjective

1. consisting of two metals
2. of, relating to, or based on bimetallism

Word History and Origins

Origin of bimetallic¹

From the French word bimétallique, dating back to 1875–80. See bi- ¹, metallic

Example Sentences

Four years later, he told Democrats that he supported a gold standard for America's currency instead of a bimetallic one, thumbing his nose at the party's agrarian wing which wanted the "free coinage" of silver.

From Salon

Their paper, titled 'Whisky tasting using a bimetallic nanoplasmonic tongue', is published in Nanoscale.

From BBC

They operate on a principle similar to the bimetallic strips in early thermostats: the fiber is made by bonding two materials that expand at radically different rates as the temperature of their environment changes, says Polina Anikeeva, a materials scientist at M.I.T. and senior author of that study.

From Scientific American

Mavila, S., Rozenberg, I. & Lemcoff, N. G. A general approach to mono- and bimetallic organometallic nanoparticles.

From Nature

The coin, part of a collection created to mark the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation, also ranks as the world’s first coloured bimetallic coin, said a mint spokesperson.

From The Guardian