- metallic sound
- a sound having a metallic quality heard especially over cavities in the chest.
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metallic sound — noise resembling the sound that metal makes when struck … English contemporary dictionary
metallic — [mə tal′ik] adj. [L metallicus < Gr metallikos] 1. of, or having the nature of, metal 2. containing, yielding, or producing metal 3. like, characteristic of, or suggestive of metal; specif., a) sharp or bitter [a metallic taste] b)… … English World dictionary
metallic — [[t]mətæ̱lɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A metallic sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another. There was a metallic click and the gates swung open... It gave a metallic clang, like a cracked bell. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A… … English dictionary
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