Met`a*lep"tic*al (?), a. Metaleptic. -- Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly, adv.
Me*tal"lic (?), a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique. See
Metal.] 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;
resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and
implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or
metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.
Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from
its ores, as magnetic iron. -- Metallic paper, paper covered with a
thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a
pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. -- Metallic
tinking (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating
with the air passages contains both air and liquid.