metallurgy
noun
the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
metallurgic
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a word derived from
metallurgy.
Example Sentences
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Elkview Operations, one of Teck Resources’s metallurgic coal mines in British Columbia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
The Soviet-era iron and steel plant, one of the largest metallurgic factories in Europe, stretches over four square miles along the city’s waterfront.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
The mistake, easily corrected with a simple metallurgic test, was so common that the entire genre of art is now known as “Benin bronzes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2021
In the Saarland and the Ruhr there is a metallurgic tradition that goes back thousands of years, and the country has long defined itself through high-end metal engineering in every field.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2014
By the 5th of May the first metallurgic period was ended, the smiths returned to the Chimneys, and new work would soon authorize their assumption of a new title.
From The Mysterious Island by Stephen W. White
