Hypertext Webster Gateway: "metallic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Metallic \Me*tal"lic\, a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F.
m['e]tallique. See {Metal}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
metallic
adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a
metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the
strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting
the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metal(a)}]
[ant: {nonmetallic}]
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