metallurgical

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/ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/

adjective

Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivemetallurgical (comparative more metallurgical, superlative most metallurgical)

comparative more metallurgical · superlative most metallurgical

  1. engineeringOf or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

    Synonyms: metallurgic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to metallurgy

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishmetallurgy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmetallurgical

From metallurgy + -ical.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian металургичен
  • металургичен (metalurgičen)of or relating to metallurgy
Catalan metal·lúrgic
  • metal·lúrgicof or relating to metallurgy
Danish metallurgisk
  • metallurgiskof or relating to metallurgy
Dutch metallurgisch
  • metallurgischof or relating to metallurgy
Esperanto metalurgia
  • metalurgiaof or relating to metallurgy
Estonian metallurgiline
  • metallurgilineof or relating to metallurgy
Finnish metallurginen
  • metallurginenof or relating to metallurgy
French métallurgique
  • métallurgiqueof or relating to metallurgy
German metallurgisch
  • metallurgischof or relating to metallurgy
Hungarian kohászati
  • kohászatiof or relating to metallurgy
Irish miotaleolaíoch, miotalóireach
  • miotaleolaíochof or relating to metallurgy
  • miotalóireachof or relating to metallurgy
Italian metallurgico
  • metallurgicoof or relating to metallurgy
Latvian metalurģisks
  • metalurģisksof or relating to metallurgy
Norwegian Bokmål metallurgisk
  • metallurgiskof or relating to metallurgy
Polish metalurgiczny
  • metalurgicznyof or relating to metallurgy
Portuguese metalúrgico
  • metalúrgicoof or relating to metallurgy
Russian металлурги́ческий
  • металлурги́ческий (metallurgíčeskij)of or relating to metallurgy
Spanish metalúrgico
  • metalúrgicoof or relating to metallurgy
Swedish metallurgisk
  • metallurgiskof or relating to metallurgy
Turkish metalürjik
  • metalürjikof or relating to metallurgy
Ukrainian металургі́йний
  • металургі́йний (metalurhíjnyj)of or relating to metallurgy
Welsh metelegol
  • metelegolof or relating to metallurgy
Cite this entry
APA

metallurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgical

MLA

“metallurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallurgical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallurgical.

Source: metallurgical on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.