metallurgy

noun

met·​al·​lur·​gy ˈme-tə-ˌlər-jē 

 especially British  mə-ˈta-lə-

: the science and technology of metals

metallurgical

ˌme-tə-ˈlər-ji-kəl 

adjective

metallurgically

ˌme-tə-ˈlər-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

metallurgist

ˈme-tə-ˌlər-jist 

 especially British  mə-ˈta-lər-

noun

Examples of metallurgy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First described in 1983, SA was inspired by metallurgy, where annealing refers to the process of heating metal to a high temperature and then slowly cooling it. —Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024

In the movie, those links include a quirky sense of humor, their love of metallurgy, and of course music. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024

Although neither of the Pattersons’ parents have roots in metallurgy, the brothers are proud to call Santa Barbara Forge a family business. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024

Since 2018, Iran has significantly advanced its nuclear program, and while there is no evidence of nuclear-armed missiles, officials are concerned about metallurgy and computer modeling research related to weapons, according to The Wall Street Journal. —Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin metallurgia, borrowed from Middle Greek metallourgía "mining," from metall- metall- + -ourgia -urgy, after Greek metallourgós "miner"

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing metallurgy

• powder metallurgy

Kids Definition

metallurgy

noun

met·​al·​lur·​gy ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌər-jē 

: the science of obtaining metals from their ores and preparing them for use

metallurgical

ˌmet-ᵊl-ˈər-ji-kəl 

adjective

metallurgist

ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌər-jəst 

noun