semi-metallicadj.

Etymology: semi- prefix 2c(j).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌsemi-meˈtallic.

Partly metallic; spec. of the nature of a semi-metal. Cf. semi-metal n.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > non-malleable

semi-metallic1751

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > other types or qualities of metal

refinable1607

maiden1622

conflatory1650

calcinable1652

noble1666

deft1683

tensile1841

calcigenous1854

multiple-phase1891

slagless1899

air-hardening1901

non-ferrous1909

free-cutting1923

multiphase1946

semi-metallic1974

1751 J. Hill Hist. Materia Medica 85 The Semi-metallic recrements.

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 164 Lustre, of the grey part, silky, verging to the semimetallic.

1804 Edinb. Rev. 3 393 Semi-metallic matter.

1974 D. M. Adams Inorg. Solids v. 88 In contrast, the heaviest elements of the same groups (Pb, Bi, Po) are metallic or semimetallic as revealed by a progressive change down the group in properties such as electrical conductivity and optical behaviour, as well as by changes of structure type.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	semi-metallic
释义	semi-metallicadj. Etymology: semi- prefix 2c(j).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌsemi-meˈtallic. Partly metallic; spec. of the nature of a semi-metal. Cf. semi-metal n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > non-malleable semi-metallic1751 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > other types or qualities of metal refinable1607 maiden1622 conflatory1650 calcinable1652 noble1666 deft1683 tensile1841 calcigenous1854 multiple-phase1891 slagless1899 air-hardening1901 non-ferrous1909 free-cutting1923 multiphase1946 semi-metallic1974 1751 J. Hill Hist. Materia Medica 85 The Semi-metallic recrements. 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 164 Lustre, of the grey part, silky, verging to the semimetallic. 1804 Edinb. Rev. 3 393 Semi-metallic matter. 1974 D. M. Adams Inorg. Solids v. 88 In contrast, the heaviest elements of the same groups (Pb, Bi, Po) are metallic or semimetallic as revealed by a progressive change down the group in properties such as electrical conductivity and optical behaviour, as well as by changes of structure type. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1751
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