Metallic
[muh-tal-ik] /məˈtæl ɪk/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
2.
of the nature of or suggesting metal, as in luster, resonance, or hardness:
metallic green; a harsh metallic sound.
3.
Chemistry.
noun
4.
Textiles.
/mɪˈtælɪk/
adjective
1.
of, concerned with, or consisting of metal or a metal
2.
suggestive of a metal: a metallic click, metallic lustre
3.
(chem) (of a metal element) existing in the free state rather than in combination: metallic copper
adj.
1560s, from Middle French métallique or directly from Latin metallicus, from Greek metallikos, from metallon (see metal).
metallic
(mĭ-tāl’ĭk)
Relating to or having the characteristics of a metal.
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