bimetal

• bi-metal

From bi- +‎ metal.

bimetal (not comparable)

1. (metallurgy) Consisting of two metals.

• bimetal strip
• bimetallic

bimetal (plural bimetals)

1. (metallurgy) An object consisting of two metals.
   • 2013 October 22, T W Duerig, K N Melton, D Stöckel, Engineering Aspects of Shape Memory Alloys, Butterworth-Heinemann, →ISBN, page 211:

     Thermostatic Bimetals: Thermostatic bimetals are laminated composites using materials with a pronounced difference in thermal expansion'. Therefore, thermostatic bimetals change their shape whenever ambient temperature changes.

   • 2020 June 29, Manish Kumar, Daniel D. Snow, Ryo Honda, Santanu Mukherjee, Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources: Challenges and Reigning Technologies, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 274:

     The application of bimetals synthesized with the combination of another secondary metal such as Ni, Pd, or Pt [comprise of a high reduction potential than ZVI; ZVI, −0.44 V; Ni,−0.257 V; Pd, 0.915 V; or Pt, 1.188 V; Arning and Minteer […]

   • 2002 September 27, M. A. Laughton, D.F. Warne, Electrical Engineer's Reference Book, Newnes, →ISBN, page 45:

     The bimetals can be used in forms such as the deflection of a straight strip, the rotation of spirals or helices and the snap action of dished discs. Applications include temperature indicators, thermostatic controls, energy regulators, […]

• limbate, timbale

Internationalism; compare English bimetal. By surface analysis, bi- +‎ metal. First attested in 1900.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /biˈmɛ.tal/
• Rhymes: -ɛtal
• Syllabification: bi‧me‧tal

bimetal m inan

1. (metallurgy) bimetal

• bimetal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bimetal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French bimétal.

bimetal n (plural bimetale)

1. bimetallic