English
Etymology
From French bimétallique, from bi-, two + métallique, metallic

Pronunciation
IPA|/baɪmɪ'tælɪk/

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

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

#:*1908: We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans� (Norton 2005 p.1302)

1. more generally, consisting of two metals

Derived terms
bimetallic strip

Category:French derivations

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