metallic

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Astrolabes are metallic disks with multi-layered, interlocking components that were historically used to tell the time, map the stars, the direction of Mecca and the motion of the sky.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Guitarist and Harm’s Way co-founder Bo Lueders has died, the metallic hardcore band announced Thursday on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It also “vibe scented” a horror movie, creating a fragrance, distributed at screenings, that “captures the chilling, damp, metallic stillness of a nightmare that won’t let you escape,” according to the film’s press materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Silicon differs fundamentally from carbon because it is more metallic and does not hold onto its electrons as tightly.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

A metallic vest is layered over my jacket.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes