metallurgy

[ met-l-ur-jee or, esp. British, muh-tal-er-jee ]

/ ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi or, esp. British, məˈtæl ər dʒi /

noun

the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.

the technique or science of making and compounding alloys.

the technique or science of separating metals from their ores.

Nearby words

metallophone, metalloporphyrin, metalloprotein, metallotherapy, metallothionein, metallurgy, metalmark, metalogic, metalsmith, metalware, metalwork

Origin of metallurgy

1695–1705; < New Latin metallurgia < Greek metallourg(ós) working in metals, mining + New Latin -ia -ia. See metall-, -urgy

Related forms

met·al·lur·gic, met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjectivemet·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverbmet·al·lur·gist

[met-l-ur-jist or, esp. British, muh-tal-er-jist] /ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒɪst or, esp. British, məˈtæl ər dʒɪst/, nounnon·met·al·lur·gic, adjective

non·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjectivenon·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverbun·met·al·lur·gic, adjectiveun·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjectiveun·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for metallurgical

The results were a general lowering of the standards of metallurgical and other industrial practices, and increased cost.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Their metallurgical gods and the tradition of Cadmus indicate this much.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
Common garnet, where abundant, has sometimes been used as a fluxing agent in metallurgical operations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
It is only recently and by virtue of marked improvements in metallurgical processes that many bodies of mineral have become "ore."
The Business of Mining|Arthur J. Hoskin

Joinville, a metallurgical centre, preserves a chateau of the dukes of Guise in the Renaissance style.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for metallurgical

metallurgy

/ (mɛˈtælədʒɪ, US ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪ) /

noun

the scientific study of the extraction, refining, alloying, and fabrication of metals and of their structure and properties

Derived Forms

metallurgic or metallurgical, adjectivemetallurgically, adverbmetallurgist (mɛˈtælədʒɪst, ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪst), noun

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Science definitions for metallurgical

metallurgy

[ mĕt′l-ûr′jē ]

The scientific study and technology of extracting metals from ores, refining them for use, and creating alloys and useful objects from them.