MERCURY

Meaning of MERCURY in English

(n.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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 — ( 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
MERCURY — n. 1. Hermes. 2. Quicksilver. 3. Poison ivy ( Rhus toxicodendron ). 4. Messenger, intelligencer. 5. Newspaper vender, newsboy. 6. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

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