Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metallurgical

/ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
met-al-lur-gi-cal
IPA
/ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

Etymology

Etymology tree English metallurgy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Inflected Forms

more metallurgical (comparative) most metallurgical (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce metallurgical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/.
What does metallurgical mean?
Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.
Where does metallurgical come from?
Etymology tree English metallurgy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

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