metallurgy
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metallurgy
- /mɪˈtæl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /məˈtæl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˈmɛt.əˌlɜ.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˈmɛt.əˌlɝ.d͡ʒi/ Canada, US
- [ˈmɛɾ.əˌlɝ.d͡ʒi] Canada, US
Where it comes from
From French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgós, “miner”).
noun metallurgies
- The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. Fowler was also interested in metallurgy and the use of new materials that could withstand greater stresses, something he expounded on when giving his presidential address to the new Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1927.
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noun science of metals
| Español | metalurgia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 冶金 yakin, (for the academic subject)冶金学 yakingaku, 冶金術 yakinjutsu, 金属工学 kinzoku kougaku |
| 中文 | 冶金 yějīn, 冶金學 /冶金学 yějīnxué, 冶金術 /冶金术 yějīnshù |
| Português | metalurgia |
| Français | métallurgie |
| Deutsch | Metallurgie, Hüttenkunde, Hüttenwesen |
| Italiano | metallurgia |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλουργία metallourgía |
| Română | metalurgie |
| Русский | металлурги́я metallurgíja |
| Tiếng Việt | luyện kim |
| العربية | عِلْم المَعَادِن ʕilm al-maʕādin |
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title = {metallurgy},
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