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sil·ver
(sĭl′vər)n.
1. Symbol Ag A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. It is highly valued for jewelry, tableware, and other ornamental use and is widely used in coinage, photography, dental and soldering alloys, electrical contacts, and printed circuits. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 961.78°C; boiling point 2,162°C; specific gravity 10.50 (20°C); valence 1, 2. See Periodic Table.
2. This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange.
3. Coins made of this metallic element.
4. A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics.
5.
a. Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver.
b. Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal.
6. A lustrous medium gray.
7. A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper.
adj.
1. Made of or containing silver: a silver bowl; silver ore.
2. Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery.
3. Of a lustrous medium gray: silver hair.
4. Having a soft, clear, resonant sound.
5. Eloquent; persuasive: a silver voice.
6. Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency: the silver plank of the 1896 Democratic platform.
7. Of or constituting a 25th anniversary.
v. sil·vered, sil·ver·ing, sil·vers
v.tr.
1. To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance.
2. To give a silver color to.
3. To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt.
v.intr.
To become silvery.
[Middle English, from Old English siolfor, seolfor, probably ultimately from Akkadian ṣarpu, refined silver, verbal adj. of ṣarāpu, to smelt, refine; see ṣrp in Semitic roots.]
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silver
(ˈsɪlvə)n
1. (Elements & Compounds)
a. a very ductile malleable brilliant greyish-white element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. It occurs free and in argentite and other ores: used in jewellery, tableware, coinage, electrical contacts, and in electroplating. Its compounds are used in photography. Symbol: Ag; atomic no: 47; atomic wt: 107.8682; valency: 1 or 2; relative density: 10.50; melting pt: 961.93°C; boiling pt: 2163°C
b. (as modifier): a silver coin. argent
2. (Currencies) coin made of, or having the appearance of, this metal
3. (Furniture) cutlery, whether made of silver or not
4. (Furniture) any household articles made of silver
5. (Photography) photog any of a number of silver compounds used either as photosensitive substances in emulsions or as sensitizers
6. (Colours)
a. a brilliant or light greyish-white colour
b. (as adjective): silver hair.
7. (General Sporting Terms) short for silver medal
adj
8. well-articulated: silver speech.
9. (prenominal) denoting the 25th in a series, esp an annual series: a silver wedding anniversary.
vb
10. (tr) to coat with silver or a silvery substance: to silver a spoon.
11. (Colours) to become or cause to become silvery in colour
12. to become or cause to become elderly
[Old English siolfor; related to Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, Old High German silabar, Old Slavonic sirebro]
ˈsilverer n
ˈsilvering n
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sil•ver
(ˈsɪl vər)n.
1. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, and conductors. Symbol: Ag; at. wt.: 107.870; at. no.: 47; sp. gr.: 10.5 at 20°C.
2. coins made of this metal; specie; money: a handful of silver.
3. this metal as a commodity or considered as a currency standard.
4. table articles, as flatware, made of or plated with silver.
5. flatware made of any metal.
6. something resembling this metal in color, luster, etc.
7. a lustrous grayish white or whitish gray.
adj. 9. made of or plated with silver.
10. of or pertaining to silver.
11. producing or yielding silver.
12. of the color silver; silvery.
13. clear, soft, and ringing: silver sounds.
14. eloquent; persuasive: a silver tongue.
15. indicating the twenty-fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
16. urging the use of silver as a currency standard.
v.t. 17. to coat with silver or some silverlike substance.
18. to give a silvery color to.
v.i. 19. to become a silvery color.
[before 900; Middle English silver(e), selver(e), Old English siolfor (orig. n.), c. Old High German sil(a)bar, Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr]
sil′ver•er, n.
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sil·ver
(sĭl′vər) Symbol Ag A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47. ♦ An alloy of silver that contains up to 7.5 percent copper or another metal is called sterling silver, from which jewelry and silverware are made. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
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silver
Past participle: silvered
Gerund: silvering
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| Noun | 1. |  silver - a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photographysilver - coins made of silver noble metal - any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation argentite - a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) coin silver - a silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat sterling silver - a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper |
| 2. | silver - coins made of silver precious metal - any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry Ag, atomic number 47, silver - a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography | |
| 3. |  silver - a light shade of grey | |
| 4. | silver - silverware eating utensils silverware - tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel | |
| 5. |  silver - a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition | |
| Verb | 1. | silver - coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" |
| 2. | silver - make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair" | |
| 3. | silver - turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively" | |
| Adj. | 1. | silver - made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets" |
| 2. | silver - having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" | |
| 3. | silver - of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" | |
| 4. | silver - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" |
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silver
noun
1. silverware, silver plate He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
2. silver coins, coins, loose change, (small) change the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried
3. second prize, silver medal They followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.
adjective
1. snowy, white, grey, silvery, greyish-white, whitish-grey He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
Related words
adjective argent
adjective argent
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Translations
الآنِيَة الفِضَّيَّهاليوبيل الفِضّيفِضَّةفِضَّهفِضّي
сребро
stříbrostříbrnýstříbřitýstříbrná
sølvsølvbryllupsølvmøntsølvtøj
arĝentkoloraarĝento
hõbe
hopeahopeanvärinenhopeinen
srebrosrebrenjaksrebrna
ezüstezüstösteríték
perak
silfursilfur-silfurbúnaîursilfurlitaður
銀
은
argentum
sidabrassidabrinissidabroaliuminio folijafolija
sudraba-sudrabainssudrablietassudrabs
argintargintieargintiiargintiu
striebornýstriebro
srebrninasrebrosrebrna
silversilver-bordssilver
เงิน
gümüşyirmibeşinci yıldönümü
bạc
silver
[ˈsɪlvəʳ]A. N
B. ADJ
1. (= made of silver) [ring, cutlery] → de plata
D. VI [hair] → blanquear
E. CPD silver beet N (US) → acelga f
silver birch N → abedul m plateado
silver coin N → moneda f de plata
silver fir N → abeto m blanco, pinabete m
silver foil N → papel m de aluminio or plata
silver fox N → zorro m plateado
silver gilt N → plata f dorada
silver jubilee N → vigésimo quinto aniversario m
silver lining N (fig) → resquicio m de esperanza
silver medal N → medalla f de plata
silver medallist N → medallero/a m/f de plata
silver paper N → papel m de plata
silver plate N (= material) → plateado m; (= objects) → vajilla f plateada
see also silver-plate the silver screen N → la pantalla cinematográfica
silver tongue N to have a silver tongue (fig) → tener un pico de oro
the Silver State N (US) → Nevada f
silver wedding N → bodas fpl de plata
silver birch N → abedul m plateado
silver coin N → moneda f de plata
silver fir N → abeto m blanco, pinabete m
silver foil N → papel m de aluminio or plata
silver fox N → zorro m plateado
silver gilt N → plata f dorada
silver jubilee N → vigésimo quinto aniversario m
silver lining N (fig) → resquicio m de esperanza
silver medal N → medalla f de plata
silver medallist N → medallero/a m/f de plata
silver paper N → papel m de plata
silver plate N (= material) → plateado m; (= objects) → vajilla f plateada
see also silver-plate the silver screen N → la pantalla cinematográfica
silver tongue N to have a silver tongue (fig) → tener un pico de oro
the Silver State N (US) → Nevada f
silver wedding N → bodas fpl de plata
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
silver
[ˈsɪlvər] n
(= money) → monnaie f (en pièces d'argent)
(= silverware) → argenterie f
(SPORT) (= medal) → argent
modif
(for silver) silver polish
adj (in colour) [hair, dress, shoes] → argenté(e); [car] → gris métallisé invsilver birch n → bouleau m argentésilver foil n → papier m d'aluminiumsilver jubilee n → vingt-cinquième anniversaire m (d'un événement)silver lining n
to have a silver lining → avoir de bons côtés
every cloud has a silver lining → à une chose, malheur est bonsilver medal n → médaille f d'argentsilver medallist n → médaillé(e) m/f d'argentsilver paper n (British) → papier m d'aluminiumsilver-plated [ˌsɪlvərˈpleɪtɪd] adj → plaqué(e) argentsilver polish n → produit m pour l'argenteriesilver screen n (= movies) the silver screen → le grand écran
to have a silver lining → avoir de bons côtés
every cloud has a silver lining → à une chose, malheur est bonsilver medal n → médaille f d'argentsilver medallist n → médaillé(e) m/f d'argentsilver paper n (British) → papier m d'aluminiumsilver-plated [ˌsɪlvərˈpleɪtɪd] adj → plaqué(e) argentsilver polish n → produit m pour l'argenteriesilver screen n (= movies) the silver screen → le grand écran
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
silver
adj → Silber-, silbern; silver jewellery (Brit) or jewelry (US) → Silberschmuck m; to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth (prov) → mit einem silbernen Löffel im Mund geboren sein (prov)
vt metal, mirror → versilbern; old age had silvered his hair → das Alter hatte sein Haar silbergrau werden lassen
silver
:silverbeet
n (Bot: = Swiss chard) → Mangold m
silver birch
n → Weißbirke f
silver disc
n (Brit Mus) → silberne Schallplatte
silver fir
n → Weiß- or Silbertanne f
silverfish
n → Silberfischchen nt
silver foil
silver fox
n → Silberfuchs m
silver-grey, (US) silver-gray
adj → silbergrau; hair → silberweiß
silver-haired
silver
:silver jubilee
n → 25jähriges Jubiläum
silver lining
n (fig) → Silberstreifen f (am Horizont), → Lichtblick m (fig)
silver medal
n → Silbermedaille f
silver medallist, (US) silver medalist
n (Sport) → Silbermedaillengewinner(in) m(f)
silver nitrate
n → Silbernitrat nt
silver oxide
n → Silberoxid nt
silver oxide battery
n → Silberoxidbatterie f
silver paper
n → Silberpapier nt
silver plate
n (= plating) → Silberauflage f, → Versilberung f; (= articles) → versilberte Sachen pl; is that silver? → ist das versilbert?
silver-plate
vt → versilbern
silver-plating
silver screen
n → Leinwand f
silver service
n (in restaurant) Servieren nach allen Regeln der Kunst
silverside
n (Cook) quer geschnittenes Stück aus der Rindskeule
silversmith
n → Silberschmied(in) m(f)
silversmith’s (shop)
n → Silberschmiede f
silver standard
n → Silberstandard m
silver surfer
n (inf) → Internetbenutzer(in) m(f) → in fortgeschrittenem Alter
silver-tongued
adj (liter) → wort- or redegewandt
silverware
silver wedding
n → Silberhochzeit f
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silver
[ˈsɪlvəʳ]1. n
a. (metal) → argento
b. (silverware, cutlery) → argenteria
c. (money) monete da 5, 10, 20 o 50 pence
2. adj (ring, coin) → d'argento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
silver
(ˈsilvə) noun1. an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc. The tray was made of solid silver.
2. anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc. Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.
adjective1. made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver. a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.
2. (of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth. We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.
ˈsilvery adjective like silver, especially in colour.
silver foil/paper a common type of wrapping material, made of metal and having a silvery appearance. Chocolate bars are sold wrapped in silver paper.
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silver
→ فِضَّة stříbro sølv Silber ασήμι plata hopea argent srebro argento 銀 은 zilver sølv srebro prata серебро silver เงิน gümüş bạc 银Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sil·ver
n. plata;
___ nitrate → nitrato de ___.
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silver
n plata; — nitrate nitrato de plata; — sulfadiazine sulfadiazina de plataEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.