Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or process of metallizing, or forming or transforming into a metal. Also spelled metallisation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The act or process of metallizing.

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  • noun The act or process of metallizing

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Examples

  • The materials-technology company said it will ramp up production of its Solamet thick-film metallization paste for solar cells as it eyes the booming business of generating precious electricity from the sun.

    DuPont to Add Capacity 2008

  • Rob Cockerill, photovoltaic marketing manager for DuPont's microcircuit-materials business, said the company's Solamet metallization paste, which is made from silver and other materials, collects electricity produced by the photovoltaic cell and transports it out of the cell.

    DuPont to Add Capacity 2008

  • Mineralization is in concentric zones [22], with the copper content in the center of the body reaching ten times that at the outer edge of metallization [23].

    Limits to Exploitation of Nonrenewable Resources (historical) Earl Cook 2007

  • Mr. van der Wansem: We have introduced a new metallization system, which is very capable of running different profiles and allows for a very high throughput.

    unknown title 2011

  • We've introduced equipment for the metallization sector that is applicable and scalable to what we are doing in our in-line diffusion systems.

    unknown title 2011

  • Given silver price escalation and extreme volatility, we've launched a new generation of Solamet metallization paste called Solamet PV17x.

    unknown title 2011

  • BESIDES being found with circumstances thus corresponding to the natural facility, or to the impediments attending the metallization of those different calces, the native metals are also found in such a shape, and with such marks, as can only agree with the fusion of those bodies; that is to say, those appearances are perfectly irreconcileable with any manner of solution and precipitation.

    Theory of the Earth~ Part 2 (historical) 1788

  • For silicon photovoltaic applications BTU's systems are used for metallization and in-line diffusion processes.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • Compared to other metallization techniques such as aluminum, copper is more a more reliable and cost-effective approach for advancing process geometries and improving product performance.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • The new 42nm DRAM process technology copper metallization technology.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

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