metallurgical
/ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
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)