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.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Metallurgy
Noun
Singular:
metallurgyPlural:
metallurgiesOrigin of Metallurgy
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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").
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