metall-

¹ American  

1. variant of metallo- especially before a vowel.

   metallurgy.

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metall. ² American  

abbreviation

1. metallurgical.

2. metallurgy.

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Usage

What does metall- mean? The combining form metall- is used like a prefix meaning “metal.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry and medicine.The form metall- comes from Greek métallon, meaning “metal, mine, quarry.” Yes, quarry! Discover why at our entry for metal.What are variants of metall-?The form metall- is a variant of metallo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. A rare variant of metall- is metalli-, as in metalliferous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for both metalli- and metallo-.

Example Sentences

IG Metall, a German industrial union that has multiple seats on Schaeffler’s board, hasn’t objected to the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Tesla's "Gigafactory" outside Berlin, the IG Metall union was seeking to win a majority in the council at elections this week, as they fight back against what they claim are poor working conditions at the site.

From Barron's

IG Metall official Jan Otto accused electric carmaker Tesla and its US owner Elon Musk of putting undue pressure on employees.

From Barron's

"It was made very clear that supporting IG Metall, or indeed any trade union, can only lead to disadvantages within the company," Otto said.

From Barron's

IG Metall and Tesla are now locked in legal disputes after factory manager Andre Thierig last month accused a union representative of secretly recording a works council meeting.

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