METALLIC


Meaning of METALLIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mətælɪk ]

1.

A metallic sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another.

There was a metallic click and the gates swung open...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

Metallic paint or colours shine like metal.

He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

Something that tastes metallic has a bitter unpleasant taste.

There was a metallic taste at the back of his throat.

ADJ

4.

Metallic means consisting entirely or partly of metal.

Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated...

= metal

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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