Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
Source : WordNet®
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}]