metallography

noun met·al·log·ra·phy \ˌme-t^əl-ˈä-grə-fē\

Definition of METALLOGRAPHY

: a study of the structure of metals especially with the microscope

— met·al·log·ra·pher \ˌme-t^əl-ˈä-grə-fər\ noun

— me·tal·lo·graph·ic \mə-ˌta-lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— me·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly \-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1871

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