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Hüttenwesen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • metallurgy noun The branch of science and engineering concerned with metals: how they are extracted from ores, refined, alloyed, shaped and how they behave in use.

Senses

Hüttenwesen is used for these senses in English:

  • metallurgy The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

metallurgy — full definition

  1. noun The branch of science and engineering concerned with metals: how they are extracted from ores, refined, alloyed, shaped and how they behave in use.
  2. noun The practical craft of working metals, including smelting, casting and heat treatment.

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