metallic
of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
of the nature of or suggesting metal, as in luster, resonance, or hardness: metallic green; a harsh metallic sound.
Chemistry.
(of a metal element) being in the free or uncombined state: metallic iron.
containing or yielding metal.
Textiles.
a yarn or fiber made partly or entirely of metal and having a metallic appearance.
a fabric made of such a yarn or fiber.
Origin of metallic
1Other words from metallic
- me·tal·li·cal·ly, adverb
- met·al·lic·i·ty [met-l-is-i-tee], /ˌmɛt lˈɪs ɪ ti/, met·al·le·i·ty [met-l-ee-i-tee], /ˌmɛt lˈi ɪ ti/, noun
- in·ter·me·tal·lic, adjective
- mul·ti·me·tal·lic, adjective
- sem·i·me·tal·lic, adjective
- un·me·tal·lic, adjective
- un·me·tal·li·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use metallic in a sentence
She laughed metallically, and reaching lazily toward a silver box at her elbow, selected a cigarette and lighted it.
Thirty | Howard Vincent O'BrienThe traditional pencil has been displaced by a silver point which traces its mark upon a metallically coated paper.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants | R. E. MathotEach took something from the table, something that gleamed metallically.
When the Sleepers Woke | Arthur Leo ZagatThe words hurried out of her lips, dropping metallically with a hard sound on his ears.
Sally Bishop | E. Temple ThurstonAgainst the strong current, whose quartzose sediment tinkled metallically about her iron prow, the clumsy Honda made slow headway.
Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis Stocking
British Dictionary definitions for metallic
/ (mɪˈtælɪk) /
of, concerned with, or consisting of metal or a metal
suggestive of a metal: a metallic click; metallic lustre
chem (of a metal element) existing in the free state rather than in combination: metallic copper
Derived forms of metallic
- metallically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for metallic
[ mĭ-tăl′ĭk ]
Relating to or having the characteristics of a metal.
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