Bimetallic
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals
"Although the bimetallics that were tested, i.e., Au NPs supported on Ni, Fe and Cu appeared to be more active than the Au/SiO 2 system, only Cu supported Au NPs gave high conversion (ca. 63%) and selectivity (ca. 70%) to HYNE. Introduction Renewable naturally sourced carbohydrates, amino acids and triglycerides are available in vast quantities in our environment."
- 1 Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency. not-comparable
"We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question."
- 2 More generally, consisting of two metals. not-comparable
""We have a special coupler that joins them together to prevent the bi-metallic corrosion you'd get if the stainless steel and the galvanised steel touched each other. […]""
- 1 formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together wordnet
- 2 pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals wordnet
Example
More examples"We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question."
Etymology
From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic.
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