English Dictionary: metallography | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Metallography \Met`al*log"ra*phy\, n. [L. metallum metal + -graphy: cf. F. m[82]tallographie.] 1. The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals. 2. A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action. --Knight. 3. A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone. --Knight. |