Metallurgist

met·al·lur·gy  (mtl-ûrj)

n.

1. The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals.

2. The study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic level.

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[New Latin metallrgia, from Greek metallourgos, miner, worker in metals : metallon, a mine, metal + -ourgos, -worker (from ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots).]

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metal·lurgic, metal·lurgi·cal adj.

metal·lurgi·cal·ly adv.

metal·lurgist n.

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Noun

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metallurgist - an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals metallurgical engineer applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems