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Definition of Metallic

1. Noun. A fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal.

2. Adjective. Containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal. "The strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"

3. Noun. A yarn made partly or entirely of metal.

Definition of Metallic

1. a. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.

Definition of Metallic

1. a fabric or yarn made of or coated with metal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Metallic

1. 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. 2. Of, pertaining to, or characterised by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive. Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron. Metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. Metallic tinking, a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid. Origin: L. Metallicus, fr. Metallum: cf. F. Metallique. See Metal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metallic

metaling metalinguistic metalinguistics metalise metalised metalises metalising metalist metalists metalize

metalized metalizes metalizing metalled metallic (current term) metallic (current term) metallically metallics metallic bond metallic element

metallic rale metallic tremor metalliferous metallike metalline metalline metalling metallist metallists metallization

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