adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl
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CMU ARPABET:M EH2 T AH0 L ER1 JH IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metallurgic
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to metallurgy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
metallurgical engineer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metallurgic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English metallurgy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English metallurgical From metallurgy + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
metalúrxicu
— of or relating to metallurgy
Belarusian:
металургі́чны
(mjetalurhíčny)
— of or relating to metallurgy
Bulgarian:
металургичен
(metalurgičen)
— of or relating to metallurgy
Catalan:
metal·lúrgic
— of or relating to metallurgy
Danish:
metallurgisk
— of or relating to metallurgy
Dutch:
metallurgisch
— of or relating to metallurgy
Esperanto:
metalurgia
— of or relating to metallurgy
Estonian:
metallurgiline
— of or relating to metallurgy
Finnish:
metallurginen
— of or relating to metallurgy
French:
métallurgique
— of or relating to metallurgy
Galician:
metalúrxico
— of or relating to metallurgy
German:
metallurgisch
— of or relating to metallurgy
Hungarian:
kohászati
— of or relating to metallurgy
Irish:
miotaleolaíoch
— of or relating to metallurgy
Irish:
miotalóireach
— of or relating to metallurgy
Italian:
metallurgico
— of or relating to metallurgy
Latvian:
metalurģisks
— of or relating to metallurgy
Manx:
meaineyragh
— of or relating to metallurgy
Norman:
métalleurgique
— of or relating to metallurgy
Norwegian Bokmål:
metallurgisk
— of or relating to metallurgy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
metallurgisk
— of or relating to metallurgy
Polish:
metalurgiczny
— of or relating to metallurgy
Portuguese:
metalúrgico
— of or relating to metallurgy
Russian:
металлурги́ческий
(metallurgíčeskij)
— of or relating to metallurgy
Spanish:
metalúrgico
— of or relating to metallurgy
Swedish:
metallurgisk
— of or relating to metallurgy
Turkish:
metalürjik
— of or relating to metallurgy
Ukrainian:
металургі́йний
(metalurhíjnyj)
— of or relating to metallurgy