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metallic

[muh-tal-ik] / məˈtæl ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
suggestive of metal in sound
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The results allowed them to rule out explanations involving strain, material degradation, inhomogeneity, and metallic screening effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Researchers analyzing metallic iron inside impact glass from Chang'e-6 lunar soil have now identified face-centered cubic γ-Fe for the first time in natural lunar samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Our teal-green metallic test car gained $143,710 worth of personalization on its way out the door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

He arrives at election counts wearing a metallic dustbin-shaped helmet, a silver cape and silver-and-black armour and brandishing his razor-sharp, deadpan sense of humour.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

We stop underneath the metallic lettering of the post office.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera


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