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metallurgy

[met-l-ur-jee, muh-tal-er-jee] / ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi, məˈtæl ər dʒi /


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As colleges reopened, Xu studied metallurgy and was later assigned to a state-run steel factory.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Traditionally, these materials are produced through powder metallurgy.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

The new metallurgy breakthrough avoids the massive energy and chemicals consumed by traditional smelting and refining methods.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Before the war, Pokrovrsk was home to some 69,000 residents, with many of them employed in coal mining, metallurgy and machine-building.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2024

While Aboriginal Australians and many Native Americans remained hunter-gatherers, most of Eurasia and much of the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa gradually developed agriculture, herding, metallurgy, and complex political organization.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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