Metallurgy Definition

mĕtl-ûrjē
noun
The science of metals, esp. the science of separating metals from their ores and preparing them for use, by smelting, refining, etc.
Webster's New World
The study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic level.
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Other Word Forms of Metallurgy

Noun

Singular:
metallurgy
Plural:
metallurgies

Origin of Metallurgy

  • New Latin metallūrgia from Greek metallourgos miner, worker in metals metallon a mine, metal -ourgos -worker (from ergon work werg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgos, “worker in metal"), from μέταλλον (metallon, “metal") + ἔργον (ergon, “work").

    From Wiktionary

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