English to afrikaans meaning of

quicksilver

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "quicksilver" verwys na die metaalelement kwik, wat 'n silwerwit, swaar, vloeibare metaal is wat algemeen in termometers, barometers en ander wetenskaplike instrumente gebruik word. Die term "quicksilver" word dikwels as 'n sinoniem vir kwik gebruik en is afgelei van die feit dat die metaal 'n hoë mate van beweeglikheid het en maklik vloei, soos kwiksilwer. Daarbenewens kan die term ook metafories gebruik word om iets te beskryf wat vinnig beweeg, onvoorspelbaar of wisselvallig is.

Synonyms

  1. hydrargyrum
  2. hg
  3. mercury
  4. atomic number 80

Sentence Examples

  1. The quicksilver surface shimmered as she jerked her hands away.
  2. Then it is that hearts leap and laughter breaks forth, and the body grows restless and all the senses turn quicksilver.
  3. He turned his eyes of quicksilver on his former colleague, boiling with anger.
  4. Something wrought in the darkness of Nidavellir, the land of the dvergar, who had forged such devices of quicksilver in earlier ages when they yet took interest in the Mortal Realm.
  5. The quicksilver mirrors had shown more Truth than even one such as Kronos was prepared to handle.
  6. Quicksilver shimmered around her, blocking all peripheral vision.
  7. The quicksilver would reflect and amplify her own Sight, acting as a focus.
  8. The rivers were a splendor all their own, flowing like quicksilver, as black and as smooth as slick strips of elding.
  9. Only days later had she been able to examine the dvergar craftsmanship, the rune-adorned dragon framing the quicksilver.
  10. What use for this quicksilver if not to slake his thirst?
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