metallic
English
/məˈtæl.ɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of, relating to or characteristic of metal.
- Made of or containing metal.
- (of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
- (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Etymology
Derived from Latin metallicus derived from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (metal, mine, quarry) suffix from English metal.
Origin
English
metal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Euro-metal English
- alkylmetal English
- arylmetal English
- bimetal English
- bimetallic English
- biometal English
- bioorganometallic English
- dimetal English
- dimetallic English
- ferrometal English
- flexometallic English
- gunmetal English
- half-metallic English
- heterobimetallic English
- heterometal English
- heterometallic English
- homometallic English
- hydrogen English
- intermetal English
- intermetallic English
- metal English
- metalammonium English
- metalate English
- metalation English
- metalbearing English
- metalcore English
- metalcraft English
- metalhead English
- metalise English
- metalize English
- metallate English
- metaller English
- metalless English
- metallic hydrogen English
- metallically English
- metallicity English
- metallicize English
- metallicly English
- metallicness English
- metallide English
- metalliferous English
- metallike English
- metalline English
- metallise English
- metallism English
- metallist English
- metallization English
- metallize English
- metallography English
- metalloid English
- metallole English
- metallurgy English
- metally English
- metalmaking English
- metalman English
- metalmark English
- metalness English
- metalorganic English
- metalsmith English
- metalsmithing English
- metaltail English
- metalware English
- metalwork English
- metalworker English
- metalworking English
- monometallic English
- mu-metal English
- multimetal English
- multimetallic English
- nanometal English
- nanometallic English
- non-metal English
- nonmetal English
- nonmetallic English
- nonorganometallic English
- organometal English
- organometallic English
- outmetal English
- polymetallic English
- protometal English
- pseudometallic English
- radiometal English
- radiometallic English
- semimetal English
- semimetallic English
- sheet metal English
- submetallic English
- trimetal English
- trimetallic English
- unmetallic English
- metallicus Latin
- metallum Latin
- metal Italian
- metallico Italian
- metal Dutch, Flemish
- métal French
- метал Russian
- μέταλλον Ancient Greek
- μεταλλάω Ancient Greek
- メタル Japanese
- metal Middle English
- metalo Esperanto
- metal Catalan, Valencian
- metàl·lic Catalan, Valencian
- მეტალი Georgian
- metali Swahili
- metallic Occitan
- metal
- bimetal
- metally
- dimetal
- metalise
- trimetal
- nonmetal
- biometal
- metalate
- outmetal
- mu-metal
- hydrogen
- gunmetal
- metalize
- metalman
- metaller
- metalline
- metalmark
- metaltail
- metallate
- metalless
- metalloid
- semimetal
- metalware
- metalcore
- arylmetal
- nanometal
- metalness
- metallise
- metallide
- metallist
- metallism
- metallize
- metallike
- non-metal
- metalhead
- metallole
- metalwork
- protometal
- unmetallic
- intermetal
- dimetallic
- bimetallic
- ferrometal
- multimetal
- metalsmith
- radiometal
- metallicly
- metalation
- metallurgy
- Euro-metal
- metalcraft
- alkylmetal
- sheet metal
- submetallic
- heterometal
- nonmetallic
- metalworker
- metalmaking
- organometal
- metallicize
- trimetallic
- metallicity
- metalworking
- metallically
- homometallic
- monometallic
- metallicness
- nanometallic
- metalbearing
- polymetallic
- semimetallic
- metalorganic
- radiometallic
- metallography
- half-metallic
- intermetallic
- metalsmithing
- multimetallic
- metallization
- metalammonium
- metalliferous
- flexometallic
- pseudometallic
- organometallic
- heterometallic
- heterobimetallic
- bioorganometallic
- nonorganometallic
- metallic hydrogen