metallography

[ met-l-og-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌmɛt lˈɒg rə fi /

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noun

the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.

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Origin of metallography

From the New Latin word metallographia, dating back to 1870–75. See metallo-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM metallography

met·al·log·ra·pher, met·al·log·ra·phist, nounmet·al·lo·graph·ic

[muh-tal-uh-graf-ik], /məˌtæl əˈgræf ɪk/, me·tal·lo·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby metallography

metallize, metallo-, metallocene, metalloenzyme, metallograph, metallography, metalloid, metallo-organic, metallophone, metalloporphyrin, metalloprotein

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How to use metallography in a sentence

M. Zach has given to his discovery the title of Metallography.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for metallography

metallography

/ (ˌmɛtəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the branch of metallurgy concerned with the composition and structure of metals and alloys

a lithographic process using metal plates instead of stone; metal lithography

Derived forms of metallography

metallographer or metallographist, nounmetallographic (mɪˌtæləˈɡræfɪk), adjectivemetallographically, adverb

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