Metallurgy
English Meaning
The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores.
- The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals.
- The study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic level.