a. [ Pref. bi- + mensal. ] See Bimonthly, a. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bimétallique. ]
n. [ F. bimétalisme. ] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [ 1869 ]. Littré. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An advocate of bimetallism. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. of or pertaining to bimetallism.
n. a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bimétallique. ]
n. [ F. bimétalisme. ] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [ 1869 ]. Littré. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An advocate of bimetallism. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. of or pertaining to bimetallism.