Metallic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal

a yarn made partly or entirely of metal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mətˈælɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/mətˈalɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mətˈalɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /mətˈælɪk/.

Examples

a metallic compound
metallic luster
the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

metal

Antonyms

nonmetallic

Parts of Speech

noun	a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
noun	a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
adjective	containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; ; ; - Ambrose Bierce “a metallic compound”

Word Forms

metal

noun

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

metallisch

ein Stoff aus einem Garn, das teilweise oder vollständig aus Metall besteht

🇫🇷French

métallique

un tissu fait d'un fil partiellement ou entièrement métallique

🇪🇸Spanish

metálico

un tejido hecho de un hilo que es parcial o totalmente de metal

🇮🇹Italian

metallico

un tessuto costituito da un filato parzialmente o interamente di metallo

🇳🇱Dutch

metalen

een stof gemaakt van een garen dat geheel of gedeeltelijk uit metaal bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

metálico

tecido feito de fio parcial ou totalmente metálico

🇷🇺Russian

металлический

ткань, изготовленная из пряжи, частично или полностью состоящей из металла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धातु का

सूत से बना एक कपड़ा जो आंशिक रूप से या पूरी तरह से धातु का होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ধাতব

একটি সুতা দিয়ে তৈরি একটি ফ্যাব্রিক যা আংশিক বা সম্পূর্ণ ধাতুর

🇮🇳Tamil

உலோகம்

பகுதி அல்லது முழுவதுமாக உலோகத்தால் செய்யப்பட்ட நூலால் செய்யப்பட்ட துணி

🇮🇳Telugu

లోహ

పాక్షికంగా లేదా పూర్తిగా లోహంతో చేసిన నూలుతో చేసిన ఫాబ్రిక్

🇮🇳Marathi

धातू

धाग्याचे बनलेले फॅब्रिक जे अंशतः किंवा संपूर्णपणे धातूचे असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધાતુ

યાર્નથી બનેલું ફેબ્રિક જે આંશિક અથવા સંપૂર્ણ ધાતુનું હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೋಹೀಯ

ಭಾಗಶಃ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಲೋಹದ ನೂಲಿನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലോഹം

ഭാഗികമായോ പൂർണ്ണമായോ ലോഹം കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു നൂൽ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു തുണി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਤੂ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਗੇ ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਜੋ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਧਾਤ ਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھاتی

سوت سے بنا ہوا کپڑا جو جزوی طور پر یا مکمل طور پر دھات کا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

金属的

由部分或全部金属纱线制成的织物

🇯🇵Japanese

メタリックな

部分的または全体的に金属でできた糸で作られた布地

🇰🇷Korean

금속성

부분적으로 또는 전체적으로 금속으로 된 실로 만든 직물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kim loại

một loại vải làm từ sợi một phần hoặc toàn bộ bằng kim loại

🇹🇭Thai

โลหะ

ผ้าที่ทำจากเส้นด้ายที่เป็นโลหะบางส่วนหรือทั้งหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

metalik

kain yang terbuat dari benang yang sebagian atau seluruhnya dari logam

🇵🇭Filipino

metaliko

isang tela na gawa sa sinulid na bahagi o kabuuan ng metal

🇲🇾Malay

logam

kain yang diperbuat daripada benang yang sebahagian atau keseluruhannya daripada logam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معدني

نسيج مصنوع من خيوط مصنوعة جزئيًا أو كليًا من المعدن

🇮🇷Persian

فلزی

پارچه ای ساخته شده از نخی که قسمتی یا تمام آن فلزی است

🇹🇷Turkish

metalik

kısmen veya tamamen metal olan bir iplikten yapılmış bir kumaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַתַכתִי

בד העשוי מחוט שחלקו או כולו ממתכת

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