metallographicaladj.
/ˌmɛtələ(ʊ)ˈɡrafᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdl̩oʊˈɡræfək(ə)l/; see also metallo- comb. form. rare.
= metallographic adj. 3.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [adjective] > branches of
pyrotechnical1610
pyrotechnic1704
siderurgical1859
metallographical1902
pyrometallurgical1902
metallographic1904
powder metallurgical1949
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > surface and planographic printing > printing from metal or plastic plates > [adjective]
anastatic1849
paniconographic1854
metallographical1902
1902 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 60 242 No regard has been paid to the chemical or purely metallographical alterations..connected with the process of heating or annealing any iron material with subsequent slow or sudden cooling.
1950 Engineering 10 Nov. 341/2 However carefully determined the mechanical and metallographical factors might be [etc.].
1968 Science 1 Nov. 524/3 This has been confirmed by a metallographical study of four iron implements from the Warring States period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1902