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met•al•log•ra•phy
(met′l og′rə fē),USA pronunciation n.
met′al•log′ra•pher, met′al•log′ra•phist, n.
met•al•lo•graph•ic
(mə tal′ə graf′ik),USA pronunciation me•tal′lo•graph′i•cal, adj.
- Metallurgythe study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- Neo-Latin metallographia. See metallo-, -graphy
- 1870–75;
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