MERCURY

Meaning of MERCURY in English

(1946–91)

the singer with the rock group Queen . He was known particularly for his energetic performances at live concerts. He died of the disease AIDS.

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MERCURY — or quicksilver Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Hg, atomic number 80. Mercury is the only elemental metal that is …
Английский словарь Британика
MERCURY — I First series of U.S. manned spaceflights (1961–63), which began about three weeks after In May 1961 Alan B. Shepard …
Английский словарь Британика
MERCURY — ˈmərkyərē, ˈmə̄k-, ˈməik-, -k(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ) 1. [Middle English mercurie, from Medieval Latin mercurius, from Latin Mercurius …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERCURY — (n.) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque, glistening …
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — ( n. ) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — noun ( plural -ries ) Etymology: Latin Mercurius, Roman god and the planet Date: 14th century 1. a. capitalized : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERCURY — vt to wash with a preparation of mercury. 2. mercury ·noun sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness. 3. mercury …
Webster English vocab
MERCURY — (genus Mercurialis), group of eight annual and perennial weedy flowering-plant species of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native to Europe, Asia, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MERCURY — in astronomy, innermost planet of the solar system. Its average distance from the Sun is about 58 million km (35,960,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MERCURY — / ˈmɜːkjəri; NAmE ˈmɜːrk-/ noun [ U ] ( symb Hg ) a chemical element. Mercury is a poisonous silver …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCURY — I. Mercury BrE AmE noun the ↑ planet that is nearest the sun: Temperatures on Mercury reach as high as …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERCURY — n. 1 Chem. a silvery-white heavy liquid metallic element occurring naturally in cinnabar and used in barometers, thermometers, and amalgams; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MERCURY — n. 1 Chem. a silvery-white heavy liquid metallic element occurring naturally in cinnabar and used in barometers, thermometers, and amalgams; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MERCURY — n.1 Chem. a silvery-white heavy liquid metallic element occurring naturally in cinnabar and used in barometers, thermometers, and amalgams; quicksilver. …
Oxford English vocab
MERCURY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Lighting is by two Floraset mercury vapour lamps which were originally set on a timer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERCURY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A similar service is offered via e-mail by a company called Mercury Mail. ▪ Both …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERCURY — (METAL), old use quicksilver [noun] [U] - a heavy silver-coloured metal which is liquid at ordinary temperaturesMercury is used in …
Cambridge English vocab
MERCURY — n. or quicksilver Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Hg, atomic number 80. Mercury is the only elemental metal that …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MERCURY — n. First series of U.S. manned spaceflights (196163), which began about three weeks after Yury A. Gagarin became the first …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MERCURY — n. In Roman religion , the god of merchants, commonly identified with the Greek messenger of the gods, Hermes . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MERCURY — Меркьюри (крупная телекоммуникационная компания. Основана в 1983 как частная компания в противовес государственной "Бритиш телеком" (British Telecom) полн. Mercury Telecommunications, …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
MERCURY — [Roman] Mercury is god of trade and profit, merchants and travelers, but originally of the trade in corn. In later …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MERCURY — I сущ. Mercury 1) а) римск.; миф. Меркурий (римский бог торговли, красноречия, путешествий, несущий информацию другим богам) б) шутл. посол; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCURY — (мифология) Меркурий (астрономия) планета Меркурий посланец; вестник "Меркурий"; "Вестник" (в названиях газет) Mercury римск. миф. Меркурий ~ астр. планета Меркурий …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCURY — mercury.ogg ʹmɜ:kjʋrı n 1. 1> хим. ртуть 2> ртутный столб the mercury is falling - а) ртутный столб падает; барометр …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MERCURY — 1) меркурий 2) ртутный 3) ртуть • flour and sicken mercury — пемзовать ртуть mercury delay line — ртутная линия задержки - fulminate of mercury - mercury …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MERCURY — n 1. 1> хим. ртуть 2> ртутный столб the mercury is falling - а) ртутный столб падает; барометр падает, давление …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MERCURY — I ['Ґ„°і(†)ЇЎ, 'Ґ„°іЌЇЎ] mercury.wav сущ. Mercury 1) а) лат.; миф. Меркурий (римский бог торговли, красноречия, путешествий, несущий информацию другим богам) б) шутл. посол; вестник (тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MERCURY — I "Меркурий" Серия первых одноместных космических кораблей, каждый из которых имел собственное название, например "Френдшип-7" [Friendship-7]. Вес корабля около 2 т, запускался …
MERCURY — I "Меркурий" Серия первых одноместных космических кораблей, каждый из которых имел собственное название, например "Френдшип-7" [Friendship-7]. Вес корабля около 2 …
MERCURY — (мифология) Меркурий (астрономия) планета Меркурий посланец; вестник "Меркурий"; "Вестник" (в названиях газет) Mercury римск. миф. Меркурий ~ астр. планета Меркурий …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCURY — mercurie (-al)
English interlingue dictionary
MERCURY — asugi
English-Visayan vocabulary
MERCURY — noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Latin Mercurius, Roman god and the planet Date: 14th century 1. a Roman god of commerce, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MERCURY — (v. t.) To wash with a preparation of mercury.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — (n.) A plant (Mercurialis annua), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, in Europe.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — (n.) Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — (n.) A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — (n.) One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance …
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — (n.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger …
Английский словарь Webster
MERCURY — ( v. t. ) To wash with a preparation of mercury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — ( n. ) Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — ( n. ) One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — ( n. ) A plant (Mercurialis annua), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — ( n. ) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — ( n. ) A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — /merr"kyeuh ree/ , n. , pl. mercuries . 1. Chem. a heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCURY — n. messenger, courier
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERCURY — n. quicksilver, heavy metallic element known for its fluidity at average temperatures, element used in thermometers and barometers to measure …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERCURY — n. planet closest to the sun (Astronomy); Roman god of thieves who served as a messenger for the other gods …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERCURY — n. bichloride of mercury mercury chloride mercury vapor lamp mercury lamp
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MERCURY — n. Pronunciation: ' m ə r-ky ə -r ē , -k( ə -)r ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ries …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MERCURY — ~ 1 ■ noun the chemical element of atomic number 80, a heavy silvery-white liquid metal used in some thermometers …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MERCURY — ■ noun a small planet that is the closest to the sun in the solar system. Derivatives Mercurian adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
MERCURY — [mer.cu.ry] n, pl -ries [L Mercurius, Roman god and the planet] 1 a cap: a Roman god of commerce, eloquence, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERCURY — mercur|y, M~ BrE AmE ˈmɜːk ju ə r |i -jər- AmE ˈmɝːk jər |i ▷ mercur|ies, \~y's iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MERCURY — / ˈmɜːkjəri; NAmE ˈmɜːrk-/ noun the smallest planet in the solar system , nearest to the sun
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCURY — mer·cu·ry /ˈmɜːkjəri, ˈmɜːkjʊri $ ˈmɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Mercury ] a heavy silver-white poisonous …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERCURY — Mercury is a silver-coloured liquid metal that is used especially in thermometers and barometers. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCURY — Mercury is a silver-coloured liquid metal that is used especially in thermometers and barometers. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MERCURY — (PLANET) [noun] [U not after the] - the planet closest in distance to the Sun, before VenusSee picture: Planets
Cambridge English vocab
MERCURY — n. Innermost planet of the solar system . Its average distance from the Sun is about 36 million mi (58 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MERCURY — Synonyms and related words : April showers, Gyropilot, Proteus, antelope, arrow, automatic pilot, blue darter, blue streak, boatheader, boatsteerer, cannonball, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCURY — Synonyms and related words : Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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