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metallograph

American

[muh-tal-uh-graf, -grahf] / məˈtæl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.

Etymology

Origin of metallograph

metallo- + -graph

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.

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