adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
metallic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation: /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/
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General-American: /məˈtæl.ɪk/
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India: /me.ʈæ.lɪk/
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India: [me̞ˈʈæ̞ː.lɪk]
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adj
Meaning 2
Made of or containing metal.
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adj
Meaning 3
Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
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adj
Meaning 4
Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
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noun
Meaning 5
A metallic color.
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adjective
Meaning 6
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal- Ambrose Bierce
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a metallic compound
- metallic luster
- the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metal(a)
Antonyms: nonmetallic
noun
Meaning 7
a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: thread, yarn
noun
Meaning 8
a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
History
Etymology
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: metàl·lic — related to metal
- Czech: kovový — related to metal
- Finnish: metallinen — related to metal
- French: métallique — related to metal
- Galician: metálico — related to metal
- German: metallisch — related to metal
- Greek: μεταλλικός (metallikós) — related to metal
- Hungarian: fémes — related to metal
- Irish: miotalach — related to metal
- Italian: metallico — related to metal
- Japanese: メタリック (metarikku) — related to metal
- Latin: metallicus — related to metal
- Malay: logam — related to metal
- Norwegian Bokmål: metallisk — related to metal
- Norwegian Nynorsk: metallisk — related to metal
- Occitan: metallic — related to metal
- Polish: metalowy — related to metal
- Portuguese: metálico — related to metal
- Spanish: metálico — related to metal
- Tagalog: metalhin — related to metal
- Ottoman Turkish: معدن (maʼden) — related to metal
- Ukrainian: металічний (metaličnyj) — related to metal
- Ukrainian: металевий (metalevyj) — related to metal
- Asturian: metálicu — made of metal
- Catalan: metàl·lic — made of metal
- Czech: kovový — made of metal
- Esperanto: metala — made of metal
- Finnish: metallinen — made of metal
- French: métalisé — made of metal
- French: métallique — made of metal
- Galician: metálico — made of metal
- German: metallisch — made of metal
- Greek: μεταλλικός (metallikós) — made of metal
- Greek: μετάλλινος (metállinos) — made of metal
- Hebrew: מתכתי — made of metal
- Irish: miotalach — made of metal
- Lithuanian: metalinis — made of metal
- Malay: logam — made of metal
- Norwegian Bokmål: metallisk — made of metal
- Norwegian Nynorsk: metallisk — made of metal
- Occitan: metallic — made of metal
- Pashto: زرین (zarin) — made of metal
- Polish: metalowy — made of metal
- Portuguese: metálico — made of metal
- Russian: металли́ческий (metallíčeskij) — made of metal
- Slovak: kovový — made of metal
- Slovene: kovinski — made of metal
- Spanish: metálico — made of metal
- Spanish: metalífero — made of metal
- Tagalog: metalhin — made of metal
- Telugu: లోహ (lōha) — made of metal
- Ottoman Turkish: معدن (maʼden) — made of metal
- Ukrainian: металевий (metalevyj) — made of metal
- Yoruba: irin — made of metal
- Galician: metalizado — (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
- Galician: metalizada — (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
- Portuguese: metalizado — (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
- Portuguese: metalizada — (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
- Spanish: metalizado — (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
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