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metall-
1variant of metallo- especially before a vowel.
metallurgy.
metall.
2abbreviation
metallurgical.
metallurgy.
Example Sentences
"It was a very big shock," IG Metall union spokesman Steffen Schmidt tells me over a cup of coffee near the WV factory in Wolfsburg.
Also in December, Volkswagen announced it had reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies.
Volkswagen has reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies.
"No site will be closed, no-one will be laid off for operational reasons and our company wage agreement will be secured for the long term," said IG Metall's works council chief Daniela Cavallo.
The battle began in late October when a handful of Tesla mechanics joined the Swedish labor union IF Metall.
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When To Use
The combining form metall- is used like a prefix meaning “metal.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry and medicine.The form metall- comes from Greek éٲDz, meaning “metal, mine, quarry.” Yes, quarry! Discover why at our entry for metal. are variants of metall-?The form metall- is a variant of metallo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. A rare variant of metall- is metalli-, as in metalliferous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for both metalli- and metallo-.
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