English noun: mercury | |||
1. | mercury (substance) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures | ||
Synonyms | atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
Substance meronym | calomel, cinnabar, mercurous chloride | ||
2. | Mercury (person) (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes | ||
Instance hypernym | Roman deity | ||
Domain category | Roman mythology | ||
3. | Mercury (object) the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | ||
Instance hypernym | inferior planet, terrestrial planet | ||
Member meronym | solar system | ||
4. | mercury (attribute) temperature measured by a mercury thermometer | ||
Samples | The mercury was falling rapidly. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | temperature | ||