submetallic
[ suhb-muh-tal-ik ]
/ ˌsʌb məˈtæl ɪk /
adjective
somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
Words nearby submetallic
submergible,
submerse,
submersed,
submersible,
submetacentric,
submetallic,
submicron,
submicroscopic,
submillimeter,
subminiature,
subminiature camera
Example sentences from the Web for submetallic
The colour is dark steel-grey to iron-black, and the lustre brilliant and submetallic: the streak is dark reddish-brown.
Diallage, an altered form of the mineral augite, with a lamellar structure, and a submetallic lustre on its planes of separation.
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