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Webster 1913 Edition


Metallography

Metˊal-log′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[L.
metallum
metal +
-graphy
: cf. F.
métallographie
.]
1.
The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals.
2.
A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.
Knight.
3.
A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone.
Knight.

Webster 1828 Edition


Metallography

METALLOG'RAPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr. metal, and description.] An account of metals, or a treatise on metallic substances.