metallography
[ met-l-og-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌmɛt lˈɒg rə fi /
noun
the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
Origin of metallography
OTHER WORDS FROM metallography
met·al·log·ra·pher, met·al·log·ra·phist, noun met·al·lo·graph·ic [muh-tal-uh-graf-ik] /məˌtæl əˈgræf ɪk/, me·tal·lo·graph·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby metallography
metallo-,
metallo-organic,
metallocene,
metalloenzyme,
metallograph,
metallography,
metalloid,
metallophone,
metalloporphyrin,
metalloprotein,
metallotherapy
Example sentences from the Web for metallography
M. Zach has given to his discovery the title of Metallography.
British Dictionary definitions for metallography
metallography
/ (ˌmɛtəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
the branch of metallurgy concerned with the composition and structure of metals and alloys
a lithographic process using metal plates instead of stone; metal lithography