silvering – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
silver
v.
make silvery in color; coat with silver, plate with silver
Silvering
Silvering is the
chemical process of coating
glass with a reflective substance. When glass mirrors first gained widespread usage in Europe during the 16th century, most were silvered with an
amalgam of
tin and
mercury, but by the 19th century mirrors were commonly made through a process by which
silver was coated onto a glass surface. Today,
sputtering aluminium or other compounds are more often used for this purpose, although the process may either maintain the name "silvering" or be referred to as
aluminising.
silver
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Ag, atomic number 47
(hypernym) noble metal
(hyponym) coin silver
(substance-holonym) sterling silver
2. coins made of silver
(hypernym) precious metal
(substance-meronym) Ag, atomic number 47
3. a light shade of gray
(synonym) ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey
(hypernym) gray, grayness, grey, greyness
4. silverware eating utensils
(synonym) flatware
(hypernym) silverware
5. a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
(synonym) silver medal
(hypernym) trophy, prize
Verb
1. coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
(hypernym) plate
(derivation) flatware
2. make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
(hypernym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(derivation) ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey
3. turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(derivation) ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey
Adjective
1. made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
(similar) metallic, metal(a)
2. 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"
(synonym) silvern, silvery
(similar) bright
3. lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"
(synonym) argent, silvery, silverish
(similar) achromatic
4. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
(synonym) eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
(similar) articulate
Silvering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Silver
(n.)
The art or process of covering metals, wood, paper, glass, etc., with a thin film of metallic silver, or a substance resembling silver; also, the firm do laid on; as, the silvering of a glass speculum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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