metallurgy

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

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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.

Origin of metallurgy

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

Other words from metallurgy

met·al·lur·gic, met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
met·al·lur·gist [met-l-ur-jist or, especially British, muh-tal-er-jist], /ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒɪst or, especially British, məˈtæl ər dʒɪst/, noun
non·met·al·lur·gic, adjective
non·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
non·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
un·met·al·lur·gic, adjective
un·met·al·lur·gi·cal, adjective
un·met·al·lur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use metallurgy in a sentence

Hollingwood, the metallurgist, appeared, dragging with him the detector.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
It seemed to be Hollingwood, the dignified, austere metallurgist.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
But President Boon, being himself a metallurgist, desired to inspect the mysterious ore a little more closely.
The Moon Metal | Garrett P. Serviss
They are just rocks which form part of the earth's crust, and it is only the metallurgist who can tell what they consist of.
The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. Corbin
It was Hollingwood, the metallurgist, looking unhappy with a tremendous bruise on his head where Wayne had clobbered him.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance

British Dictionary definitions for metallurgy

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 of metallurgy

metallurgic or metallurgical, adjective
metallurgically, adverb
metallurgist (mɛˈtælədʒɪst, ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪst), noun

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Scientific definitions for metallurgy

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.

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