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# metallic

adjective (metallic; more metallic)

«metallic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Metallic means made of metal or having the properties of metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#m1)
2. Metallic means looking shiny like metal («metallic paint», «metallic blue»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#m2)
3. A metallic sound is hard and ringing; a metallic taste is like the taste of a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on materials, metallic materials are usually shiny, hard, strong, and conduct heat and electricity; most are not magnetic except iron, nickel and cobalt. In art, metallic pens and paints are gold, silver and shiny colours. In stories, a metallic clang or taste adds detail.

### Examples

- Copper is a metallic element. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x1)
- The car is painted metallic silver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x2)
- Metallic materials conduct electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x3)
- We heard a metallic clang in the shed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x4)
- The water had a metallic taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x5)
- I used metallic gold pens for the card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x6)
- Metallic objects feel cold to touch because they conduct heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/#x7)

### Note

Adjective from «metal»; spelt with double l. Trap: not all metallic things are magnetic — aluminium and copper are not. Do not confuse «metal» and «medal» (a prize).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «metallic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metallic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«metallic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/metallic.html) on Mova free.