metallic
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relating to bimetallism (= the use of two metals, for example gold and silver, as the standard against which the value of a country's currency is calculated): （货币）双本位制的
There was a bimetallic standard in the 1830s.1830年代曾出现过双本位制标准。
In Persia, a strictly bimetallic currency was established.
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The company produces bimetallic wire.
It has been found historically that a bimetallic standard does not work.
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