sym|met|al|lism — or sym|met|al|ism «sihm MEHT uh lihz uhm», noun. a proposed monetary system in which the standard metal is a combination of two or more precious metals in a fixed proportion, usually a gold silver alloy: »The arrangement that there should be a… … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|met|al|lism — «MON uh MEHT uh lihz uhm», noun. 1. the use of one metal only, such as gold or silver, as the standard of money values. 2. beliefs or policies in support of such a use … Useful english dictionary
met — met·ri·cal; met·ri·cism; met·ri·cist; met·ri·fi·ca·tion; met·ri·fy; met·rio·cra·nic; met·rio·metopic; met·ro·logical; met·ro·mania; met·ron; met·ro·nome; met·ro·nom·ic; met·ro·pole; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ate; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ism;… … English syllables
lism — ae·o·lism; aero·em·bo·lism; ame·tab·o·lism; anab·o·lism; an·i·mal·cu·lism; an·nu·lism; anom·a·lism; anoph·e·lism; apty·a·lism; au·to·sty·lism; bal·lism; bib·li·oph·i·lism; bi·met·al·lism; bot·u·lism; brachy·ceph·a·lism; brachy·dac·ty·lism;… … English syllables
bi|met´al|list — bi|met|al|lism «by MEHT uh lihz uhm», noun. the use of two metals, especially gold and silver, as the basis of the money system of a nation. The amount in weight of each metal necessary to make coins having the same money value is fixed by law.… … Useful english dictionary
sym|met|al|ism — sym|met|al|lism or sym|met|al|ism «sihm MEHT uh lihz uhm», noun. a proposed monetary system in which the standard metal is a combination of two or more precious metals in a fixed proportion, usually a gold silver alloy: »The arrangement that… … Useful english dictionary
bimetallism — bi·met·al·lism … English syllables
monometallism — mono·met·al·lism … English syllables
symmetallism — sym·met·al·lism … English syllables
symmetallism — [sim met′ l iz΄əm] n. 〚/span> SYM + METAL + ISM〛 the use of two or more metals as a monetary standard * * * sym·met·al·lism (sĭm mĕtʹl ĭz əm) n. A syst … Universalium