bimetal

n. a material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bimétallique. ] 1. Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts, each of a different metal; as, bimetallic wire; bimetallic thermometer, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. bimétalisme. ] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [ 1869 ]. Littré. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate of bimetallism. [ 1913 Webster ]