metallic
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me·tal·lic
(mĭ-tăl'ĭk) 
adj.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a metal.
- Containing a metal: a metallic compound.
- Having a quality suggesting or associated with metal, especially:
- Lustrous; sparkling: metallic colors.
- Sharp-tasting: an unpleasant, metallic flavor.
- Harshly resonant: "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades" (Ambrose Bierce).
- A yarn or fiber made of or containing metal.
- A fabric, typically shiny or iridescent, made of such yarn or fiber.
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Metallic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - metallisk, metalagtig-, metal-
n. - metaltråd, metalholdig tråd/fiber
Nederlands (Dutch)
metalen, metaalachtig, metallic (kleur), metaalhoudend, mechanisch (figuurlijk), (materiaal van) metaalvezel
Français (French)
adj. - (Chim) métallique, de métal, métallisé, d'un éclat métallique
n. - métal
Deutsch (German)
adj. - metallisch, Metall...
n. - etw. aus Metall herausgestellt, metallisch glänzender Stoff oder Farbe
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεταλλικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - metálico
Русский (Russian)
металлический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - metálico, de metal
n. - metálico, puro
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - metallisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
金属的, 产生金属的, 含金属的, 金属纤维, 金属线, 金属织物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 金屬的, 產生金屬的, 含金屬的
n. - 金屬纖維, 金屬線, 金屬織物
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 금속[성질]의
n. - 금속성질
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金属の, 金属性の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) معدني
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מתכתי
n. - חוט מתכת, אריג מחוטים מתכתיים
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