Me*tal"lic (?), a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique. See Metal.]
1. Of or
pertaining to a metal; of the
nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance;
a metallic alloy.
2. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or
metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.
Metallic iron, iron in the state of the
metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron. -- Metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. -- Metallic tinking (Med.), a sound heard
in the chest, when a
cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and
liquid.
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