metallography

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noun

met·​al·​log·​ra·​phy ˌme-tə-ˈlä-grə-fē 

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

metallographer

ˌme-tə-ˈlä-grə-fər 

noun

metallographic

mə-ˌta-lə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

metallographically

mə-ˌta-lə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

metallographic

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adjective

me·​tal·​lo·​graph·​ic mə̇¦talə¦grafik 

variants or less commonly metallographical

-fə̇kəl

: of, relating to, or produced by means of metallography

metallographic examination of sheet copper

metallographically

-fə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

metallo- + -graphy

Adjective

French métallographique, from métallographie, noun + -ique -ic, -ical

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metallography

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