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trimetal

trimetal adjective: composed of or containing three types of metal.

Adjective

trimetal (not comparable)

  1. Composed of or containing three types of metal.
    • Trimetal plates usually have a zinc, steel, stainless steel, or aluminum base.1983, Raymond N. Blair, The Lithographers manual, page 10-26
    • In the diesel engines under discussion, modern bimetal or trimetal, split sleeve, precision type main bearings are used exclusively.2008, United States Navy, The Fleet Type Submarine Main Propulsion Diesels Manual, →ISBN, page 37

Origin of trimetal

From tri- + metal.

Questions about trimetal

What does trimetal mean?
Trimetal means composed of or containing three types of metal.
What part of speech is trimetal?
Trimetal is an adjective.

Words near trimetal in the dictionary

  1. trimesitic acid
  2. trimester
  3. trimesters
  4. trimestral
  5. trimestrial
  6. trimetal
  7. trimetalism
  8. trimetallic
  9. trimetallism
  10. trimetallist
  11. trimetallists

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