metallograph

[muh-tal-uh-graf, -grahf]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of metallograph¹

metallo- + -graph

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Example Sentences

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The new metallograph, an instrument which scientists use to pry into the minute details of metal structure, is the most powerful microscope ever made.