Thesaurus: metallic

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1. a. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
2. a. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.
3. adj. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
4. n. a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
5. n. a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
6. 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. 2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized 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 (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid.
7. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential andimplied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal ormetalloid; basic; antacid; positive. Metallic iron, iron in the stateof 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 (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when acavity communicating with the air passages contains both air andliquid.
8. j:98/n:2 n. a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal n. a yarn made partly or entirely of metal a. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal