금속의 성질을 연구하고 광석에서 금속을 추출하여 정련하며, 합금 등을 만드는 기술이나 학문.
The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.
예문:
"The aerospace industry relies heavily on advanced metallurgy to produce heat-resistant turbine blades."
"Early metallurgy involved the simple smelting of copper and tin to create bronze."
"He decided to specialize in extractive metallurgy to improve the efficiency of gold mining."