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Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.

See Metallic. [Obs.]

In a metallic manner; by metallic means.

Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.

Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.

Not metallic.

Metalorganic.

Falsely or imperfectly metallic; -- said of a kind of luster, as in minerals.

Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal.

Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.

A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.

A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

To form a metallic compound. Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure.

The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold- colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal…

tion of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.

An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.

The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.

rance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.