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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bimetallic \Bi"me*tal"lic\, a. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts each of a different metal; as bimetallic wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bimetallic \Bi`me*tal"lic\, a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf F. bim['e]tallique.] Of or relating to or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}] 2: formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together [syn: {bimetal}]
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