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Webster 1913 Edition

Metallurgy

Met′al-lurˊgy

,
Noun.
[F.
métallurgie
, fr. L.
metallum
metal, Gr. [GREEK] a mine + the root of [GREEK] work. See
Metal
, and
Work
.]
The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores.

Webster 1828 Edition

Metallurgy

MET'ALLURGY

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Noun.
[Gr. metal, and work.] The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining and parting them. Gilding is also a branch of metallurgy. But in a more limited and usual sense, metallurgy is the operation of separating metals from their ores.
The French include in metallurgy the art of drawing metals from the earth.

Definition 2024

metallurgy

metallurgy

English

Noun

metallurgy ‎(usually uncountable, plural metallurgies)

  1. The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

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Etymology

From French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός ‎(metallourgós, “worker in metal”), from μέταλλον ‎(métallon, “metal”) + ἔργον ‎(érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈtælədʒi/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmetələrdʒi/

The /meˈtælədʒi/ pronunciation is the more common one in the UK and Commonwealth. The /ˈmetələrdʒi/ pronunciation is the more common one in the USA, and is the first-listed variant in various American dictionaries (e.g., Merriam-Webster Collegiate, American Heritage). Worldwide, both are accepted.

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