metallurgical
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- adjective
- /ˌmɛtəlˈɜrdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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metalúrgico
- He is studying metallurgical engineering to specialize in the extraction and processing of metals.
- metallurgical engineer
- metallurgical processes
Examples
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Some coal will always be needed in the metallurgical industry for alloying properties.
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The results from these metallurgical tests of Titanic steel and rivets were also input as data for the finite element analysis.
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lt was, however, an exact metallurgical match.
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Although there were many native copper sources, the English brought metallurgical skills.
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By 1619, the metallurgical industry could no longer meet domestic demands.
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Empirical experience and metallurgical testing have shown that this is a tremendously stronger form for rifle barrels.
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The Zircaloy-4 was in a recrystallized metallurgical state with isotropic texture.
Academic text (2018) -
Rhino Resource Partners produces, processes, and sells high-quality coal of various steam and metallurgical grades.
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Plated copper has a more desirable metallurgical structure (low stress, equiaxial, ductile).
Academic text (1998) -
As a final exam of metallurgical competence, the Abbe tested Claude's skill in the tedious art of lamination.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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Relating to the science and processing of metals
Compounds
- Specialized
A person who works with metals to take them from rocks, change them, and make useful products
Surface Forms
Morphology
metallurgical = metallurgy (semi-transparent) = metallurgy + ical
The adjective is a direct, regular derivation from the noun 'metallurgy' via the productive suffix '-ical'.
Etymology
Metallurgical comes from metal, which comes from an old Greek word metallon meaning 'metal' or 'mine'. So metallurgical means 'working with metals' and refers to finding, testing, and changing metals so they can be used.