Metallurgy
[mɪ'tælədʒɪ;'met(ə),lɜːdʒɪ] or ['mɛtəlɝdʒi]
Definition
(n.) 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.
Editor: Pasquale
Definition
n. the art of working metals: the art of separating metals from their ores.—adj. Metallur′gic pertaining to metallurgy.—n. Met′allurgist one who works metals: one skilled in metallurgy.
Typist: Owen
Examples
- Their alchemy was closely associated with metallurgy, the making of alloys and amalgams, and th e handicrafts of the goldsmiths and silversmiths. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Metallurgy is an ancient art, and the working of gold, silver and copper dates back to the beginning of history. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Some chemical and other processes for reducing ores have been referred to in the Chapter on Metallurgy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the metallurgy of the precious metals probably the most important step has been the _cyanide process_ of obtaining gold and silver. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- American metallurgy may have arisen independently of the old-world use of metal, or it may have been brought by these elephant carvers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are matters pertaining to metallurgy, and are treated of under that head. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Not the least of the applications of the dynamo is its use in electro-metallurgy for plating metals, and also for promoting chemical reactions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We have given these particulars of the advance in man's knowledge of the metallurgy of steel and its results by way of illustration. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Some of the electro-chemical products will be hereinafter referred to in the Chapter on Electricity, and the chemistry of Metallurgy will be treated under the latter topic. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They w ere active in Saxony when George Agricola prepared his famous works on metallurgy and mineralogy inspired by the tr aditional wisdom of the local iron industry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The Nineteenth Century, Scientific Metallurgy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The subject of metallurgy in this century soon became scientifically treated and its operations classified. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- America has furnished some eminent chemists in the Nineteenth Century, who have made valuable contributions to the science, notably in the field of metallurgy. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- One of the successful applications of Electro-Metallurgy is founded on the original application of it by Mr. Spencer. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In late years the metallurgy of aluminum has made great advances. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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