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# quicksilver

noun (no plural in use)

«quicksilver» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/#m1)
2. In some tales «Quicksilver» is the name of a quick, clever character. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/#m2)

### In the lessons

in science, a silver liquid metal found in old thermometers; in fairy tales, a name for a swift character

### Examples

- The thermometer held a thin line of quicksilver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/#x1)
- Drops of quicksilver ran across the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/#x2)
- In the old tale, Quicksilver was a swift and clever messenger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quicksilver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quicksilver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicksilver.html) on Mova free.