Mercury Definition & Meaning
mercury
- noun
- a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
- the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
- temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
"Mercury" in song lyrics
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"Deliverin messages with the speed of Mercury"
Akrobatik — Moondust -
"God and glory go together like thermometers and mercury"
The Ambassador — It Was Love -
"150 Trillion Kilometers they Blood is Like Mercury"
Beast 1333 — Flying Humanoid
Words that rhyme with mercury
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- What does mercury mean?
- a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
- What part of speech is mercury?
- Mercury is a noun.
- How many definitions does mercury have?
- Mercury has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).