bimetallicadj.

/bʌɪmɪˈtalɪk/

Etymology: < French bimétallique, < bi- two, twice, double + métallique metallic adj. and n.: used for the nonce by M. Cernuschi in addressing the Soc. of Polish Econ. in Paris, on Jan. 5, 1869; and in its English form in his paper, ‘Silver Vindicated,’ read before the Social Scots Assoc. at Liverpool in 1876, after which it was universally adopted as the proper word for the system in question.

1. Of, pertaining to, or using a ‘double standard’ of currency, i.e. one based upon the two metals gold and silver, in opposition to a mono-metallic currency based upon gold or silver alone.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [adjective] > types of currency system

bimetallic1876

monometallic1877

silver1879

monometallist1886

trimetallic1887

bimetallistic1889

symmetallic1895

off-gold1935

single currency1952

1876 (title) ‘La monnaie bimetallique,’ par Henri Cernuschi, Paris—Eng. Transl. ‘Bi-metallic money and its bearing on monetary crises in Germany, France, England and the United States.’

1876 S. Williamson Let. S. Smith 19 We may find no satisfactory adjustment..without adopting a dual or bimetallic standard.

1877 S. D. Horton Silver & Gold 149 The relative amounts of the stock of Bi-metallic countries and of Mono-metallic countries.

1879 H. H. Gibbs Silver & Gold 33 In point of fact the world is already bimetallic; but it is an unregulated and haphazard bimetallism which prevails among us.

2. Composed of two different metals; bimetallic strip: a sensitive element in some thermostats, made of two bands of different metals, one of which expands more than the other when the temperature rises, and so causes the strip to bend.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > composed of two metals joined together

bimetallic1907

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > instrument > bimetallic strip

bimetallic strip1930

1907 U.S. Pat. 851,684 The process..of making bimetallic products such as ingots, sheets, tubes, wires and the like, of different metals welded together.

1922 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 44 2504 Bimetallic electrode systems in electrometric analysis. I. Systems comprising two dissimilar metals.

1930 Engineering 31 Oct. 543/1 The smaller ovens are controlled by a bimetallic-strip thermostat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	bimetallic
释义	bimetallicadj. /bʌɪmɪˈtalɪk/ Etymology: < French bimétallique, < bi- two, twice, double + métallique metallic adj. and n.: used for the nonce by M. Cernuschi in addressing the Soc. of Polish Econ. in Paris, on Jan. 5, 1869; and in its English form in his paper, ‘Silver Vindicated,’ read before the Social Scots Assoc. at Liverpool in 1876, after which it was universally adopted as the proper word for the system in question. 1. Of, pertaining to, or using a ‘double standard’ of currency, i.e. one based upon the two metals gold and silver, in opposition to a mono-metallic currency based upon gold or silver alone. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [adjective] > types of currency system bimetallic1876 monometallic1877 silver1879 monometallist1886 trimetallic1887 bimetallistic1889 symmetallic1895 off-gold1935 single currency1952 1876 (title) ‘La monnaie bimetallique,’ par Henri Cernuschi, Paris—Eng. Transl. ‘Bi-metallic money and its bearing on monetary crises in Germany, France, England and the United States.’ 1876 S. Williamson Let. S. Smith 19 We may find no satisfactory adjustment..without adopting a dual or bimetallic standard. 1877 S. D. Horton Silver & Gold 149 The relative amounts of the stock of Bi-metallic countries and of Mono-metallic countries. 1879 H. H. Gibbs Silver & Gold 33 In point of fact the world is already bimetallic; but it is an unregulated and haphazard bimetallism which prevails among us. 2. Composed of two different metals; bimetallic strip: a sensitive element in some thermostats, made of two bands of different metals, one of which expands more than the other when the temperature rises, and so causes the strip to bend. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > composed of two metals joined together bimetallic1907 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > instrument > bimetallic strip bimetallic strip1930 1907 U.S. Pat. 851,684 The process..of making bimetallic products such as ingots, sheets, tubes, wires and the like, of different metals welded together. 1922 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 44 2504 Bimetallic electrode systems in electrometric analysis. I. Systems comprising two dissimilar metals. 1930 Engineering 31 Oct. 543/1 The smaller ovens are controlled by a bimetallic-strip thermostat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1876
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