metallurgy

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

/ ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi or, especially British, məˈtæl ər dʒi /

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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.

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

[met-l-ur-jist or, especially British, muh-tal-er-jist], /ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒɪst or, especially 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

Words nearby metallurgy

metalloid, metallo-organic, metallophone, metallotherapy, Metal Lumber, metallurgy, metalmark, metalogic, metal oxide semiconductor, metal paste-up, metalsmith

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How to use metallurgy in a sentence

By contrast, petroleum engineering and metallurgy degrees promise median earnings of $120,000 and $80,000.
No, Women Don’t Make Less Money Than Men|Christina Hoff Sommers|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not many aspiring early childhood educators would change course once they learn they can earn more in metallurgy or mining.
No, Women Don’t Make Less Money Than Men|Christina Hoff Sommers|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was not in its direct application to metallurgy that coal was destined to produce its most amazing effects.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green
He had gone to a technological institute, where he had made himself master of the theory and practice of metallurgy.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact|Brander Matthews

In all other parts Teutsch reigns; and Schlesien is a green abundant Country; full of metallurgy, damask-weaving, grain-husbandry.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
This treated of the modern subjects of geology, metallurgy, and mineralogy, as well as the chemistry of minerals.
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh
The production of copper facsimiles by the electric current is called electrotype, and is the oldest branch of electro-metallurgy.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

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, adjectivemetallurgically, adverbmetallurgist (mɛˈtælədʒɪst, ˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪst), noun

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