bimetallic
pronunciation
How to pronounce bimetallic in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪmɪ'tælɪk]
How to pronounce bimetallic in American English:
US [ˌbaɪmə'tælɪk]
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- Adjective:
- pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals
- formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
Word Origin
- bimetallic (adj.)
- also bi-metallic, "composed of two metals," 1864, from bi- + metallic. In economics, 1876, from French bimétalique (Cornuschi).
Example
- 1. A bimetallic strip bends when heated .
- 2. For the most part , however , the tradition represented by bimetallic remains strong ;
- 3. Theory study of bridged bimetallic complexes .
- 4. This investigation have studied the coking behavior of palladium catalyst and palladium-copper bimetallic catalyst conducting 1,3-butadiene selective hydrogenation reaction .
- 5. Compared with the single catalyst , the bimetallic catalyst is advantageous for the mass production of carbon nanotubes .