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metallurgy
[ met-l-ur-jeeor, especially British, muh-tal-er-jee ]
noun
- the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- the technique or science of making and compounding alloys.
- the technique or science of separating metals from their ores.
metallurgy
/ mɛˈtælədʒɪ; ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪst; ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪ; mɛˈtælədʒɪst /
noun
- the scientific study of the extraction, refining, alloying, and fabrication of metals and of their structure and properties
metallurgy
/ mĕt′l-ûr′jē /
- The scientific study and technology of extracting metals from ores, refining them for use, and creating alloys and useful objects from them.
Derived Forms
- metallurgist, noun
- ˌmetalˈlurgic, adjective
- ˌmetalˈlurgically, adverb
Other Words From
- metal·lurgic metal·lurgi·cal adjective
- metal·lurgi·cal·ly adverb
- met·al·lur·gist [met, -l-ur-jist, m, uh, -, tal, -er-jist], noun
- nonmet·al·lurgic adjective
- nonmet·al·lurgi·cal adjective
- nonmet·al·lurgi·cal·ly adverb
- unmet·al·lurgic adjective
- unmet·al·lurgi·cal adjective
- unmet·al·lurgi·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of metallurgy1
Example Sentences
By contrast, petroleum engineering and metallurgy degrees promise median earnings of $120,000 and $80,000.
Not many aspiring early childhood educators would change course once they learn they can earn more in metallurgy or mining.
But it was not in its direct application to metallurgy that coal was destined to produce its most amazing effects.
He had gone to a technological institute, where he had made himself master of the theory and practice of metallurgy.
In all other parts Teutsch reigns; and Schlesien is a green abundant Country; full of metallurgy, damask-weaving, grain-husbandry.
This treated of the modern subjects of geology, metallurgy, and mineralogy, as well as the chemistry of minerals.
The production of copper facsimiles by the electric current is called electrotype, and is the oldest branch of electro-metallurgy.
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