metallic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /məˈtæl.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- [me̞ˈʈæ̞ː.lɪk] (India)
- /me.ʈæ.lɪk/ (India)
Etymology
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.
2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 44:
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Made of or containing metal.
Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) has introduced a bill to address power outages caused by metallic film balloons when they come into contact with powerlines.
2018 February 14, “Reducing Power Outages Caused by Metallic Balloons is Focus of Bill Introduced Today”, in California State Assembly Democratic Caucus, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2020:These chemical distinctions then, to which we have referred, are quite independent of physical condition. For instance, amongst the most metallic of the metals is a gas.
1878, Sir Norman Lockyer, “On Dissociation”, in Studies in Spectrum Analysis, page 167:[…] and, lo ! a palace towering ſeems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams.
a. 1712, William King, “Rufinus: Or, The Favourite”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume XX, page 374:
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(of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
No sooner had these syllables passed my lips, than—as if a shield of brass had indeed, at the moment, fallen heavily upon a floor of silver—I became aware of a distinct, hollow, metallic and clangorous, yet apparently muffled reverberation.
1839, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, in Tales, London: Wiley & Putnam, published 1846, page 81:
- (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most metallic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| metallick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more metallic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
homometallic (Prefixed forms) · metallicity (Other derivations) · multimetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallic isopod (Other derivations) · premetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallic hydrogen (Other derivations) · metallic radius (Other derivations) · pseudometallic (Prefixed forms) · metallically (Other derivations) · radiometallic (Prefixed forms) · Carolina metallic tiger beetle (Other derivations) · bimetallic (Prefixed forms) · heterometallic (Prefixed forms) · metallicly (Other derivations) · trimetallic (Prefixed forms) · half-metallic (Prefixed forms) · metallicize (Other derivations) · semimetallic (Prefixed forms) · intermetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallical (Other derivations) · organometallic (Prefixed forms) · unmetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallicness (Other derivations) · flexometallic (Prefixed forms) · biometallic (Prefixed forms) · antemetallic (Prefixed forms) · nonmetallic (Prefixed forms) · polymetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallic waterproofing (Other derivations) · monometallic (Prefixed forms) · nanometallic (Prefixed forms) · submetallic (Prefixed forms) · proto-metallic (Prefixed forms) · metallic soap (Other derivations) · quadrimetallic (Prefixed forms) · metallic bond (Other derivations) · dimetallic (Prefixed forms)
Relateds
Synonyms
metallous · metalish · metallical
Translations (60)
fr métallique (made of metal) · pt metálico (made of metal) · uk металевий (related to metal) · nb metallisk (related to metal) · sk kovový (made of metal) · sl kovinski (made of metal) · pl metalowy (related to metal) · gl metalizada ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) · nb metallisk (made of metal) · ota معدن (related to metal) · tl metalhin (related to metal) · pt metálico (related to metal) · ja メタリック (related to metal) · he מתכתי (made of metal) · el μεταλλικός (related to metal) · fi metallinen (related to metal) · pl metalowy (made of metal) · it metallico (related to metal) · ms logam (related to metal) · te లోహ (made of metal) · hu fémes (related to metal) · tl metalhin (made of metal) · fr métalisé (made of metal) · ast metálicu (made of metal) · es metálico (related to metal) · es metalizado ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) · ota معدن (made of metal) · nl metalen (made of metal) · es metalífero (made of metal) · oc metallic (related to metal) · el μετάλλινος (made of metal) · oc metallic (made of metal) · yo irin (made of metal) · ps زرین (made of metal) · fr métallique (related to metal) · es metálico (made of metal) · de metallisch (made of metal) · cs kovový (made of metal) · cs kovový (related to metal) · uk металічний (related to metal) · ca metàl·lic (made of metal) · eo metala (made of metal) · la metallicus (related to metal) · uk металевий (made of metal) · ga miotalach (related to metal) · pt metalizado ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) · lt metalinis (made of metal) · pt metalizada ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) · nn metallisk (made of metal) · ru металли́ческий (made of metal) · gl metálico (made of metal) · ga miotalach (made of metal) · ca metàl·lic (related to metal) · de metallisch (related to metal) · gl metalizado ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) · gl metálico (related to metal) · el μεταλλικός (made of metal) · ms logam (made of metal) · fi metallinen (made of metal) · nn metallisk (related to metal)