Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.

  2. (not comparable)More generally, consisting of two metals.

    pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals

Origin

From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic.

From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together:bimetal
  • pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals:bimetallistic

Word family

4 related words
Relatedbimetalbimetallism
Derivedbimetallic stripheterobimetallic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
billowbillybimonthlybinB1

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