bimetal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Consisting of two metals.
noun
An object consisting of two metals.
Example Sentences
- "“Are you taking notes, Hayley?” “Yeah, no.” “You see why you're here, President Garfield? Why don't you tell her about your famous bimetal monetary system. It was one of your great passions.” “Only after women and billiards.”"
- "Thermostatic Bimetals: Thermostatic bimetals are laminated composites using materials with a pronounced difference in thermal expansion'. Therefore, thermostatic bimetals change their shape whenever ambient temperature changes."
- "The application of bimetals synthesized with the combination of another secondary metal such as Ni, Pd, or Pt [comprise of a high reduction potential than ZVI; ZVI, −0.44 V; Ni,−0.257 V; Pd, 0.915 V; or Pt, 1.188 V; Arning and Minteer[…]"
- "The bimetals can be used in forms such as the deflection of a straight strip, the rotation of spirals or helices and the snap action of dished discs. Applications include temperature indicators, thermostatic controls, energy regulators,[…]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English bimetal From bi- + metal.
Inflected Forms
bi-metal (alternative)
bimetals (plural)