metallurgic

met·al·lur·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [met-l-ur-jee or, esp. British, muh-tal-er-jee]
- /ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi or, esp. British, məˈtæl ər dʒi/
- /metəlˈɜːdʒɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-l-ur-jee or, esp. British, muh-tal-er-jee]
- /ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi or, esp. British, məˈtæl ər dʒi/

Definitions of metallurgic word

noun metallurgic the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties. 1
noun metallurgic the technique or science of making and compounding alloys. 1
noun metallurgic the technique or science of separating metals from their ores. 1
noun metallurgic Related to metallurgy. 1

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Origin of metallurgic

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; < New Latin metallurgia < Greek metallourg(ós) working in metals, mining + New Latin -ia -ia. See metall-, -urgy

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Parts of speech for Metallurgic

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metallurgic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for metallurgic

adj metallurgic

golden — bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
silvery — resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.

All 11 Synonyms of metallurgic