Meanings
nounmetallography (countable and uncountable, plural metallographies)
plural metallographies
- countableuncountableengineeringThe study of the structure of metals and their alloys, by any of a variety of techniques
- countableuncountableA process for utilising metal plates in a manner similar to lithographic stones.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμέταλλον (métallon)
- Latinmetallum
- Old Frenchmeta
- Middle Englishmetal
- Englishmetal
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishmetallography
Translations
Catalan metal·lografia
- metal·lografiathe study of the structure of metals and their alloys
Finnish metallografia
- metallografiathe study of the structure of metals and their alloys
French métallographie
- métallographiethe study of the structure of metals and their alloys
Greek μεταλλογραφία
- μεταλλογραφία (metallografía)the study of the structure of metals and their alloys
Irish miotalagrafaíocht
- miotalagrafaíochtthe study of the structure of metals and their alloys
Russian металлогра́фия
- металлогра́фия (metallográfija)the study of the structure of metals and their alloys
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with metallography
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APA
metallography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallography
MLA
“metallography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallography.
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