Mercury Meaning in English

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US

/ˈmɝkjɝi/

MUR-kyuh-ree

UK

/mˈɜːkjʊɹi/

MUR-kyuh-ree

التعريف

Mercury is a heavy, silver-colored metal that is liquid at room temperature and is poisonous. It is also the name of the planet closest to the Sun.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in science and everyday language for the metal. In health/science, 'mercury poisoning' is common. As a planet, 'Mercury' is always capitalized. Do not confuse with 'Mercury' the Roman god, or 'mercurial' (unpredictable), which are separate words.

• Spanish: mercurio
• Portuguese (BR): mercúrio
• Portuguese (PT): mercúrio
• Chinese (Simplified): 汞 - 水银
• Chinese (Traditional): 汞 - 水銀
• Hindi: पारा
• Arabic: زئبق
• Bengali: পারদ - বুধ (গ্রহ)
• Russian: ртуть - Меркурий (планета)
• Japanese: 水銀 - 水星（惑星）
• Vietnamese: thủy ngân - Sao Thủy (hành tinh)
• Korean: 수은 - 수성(행성)
• Turkish: cıva - Merkür (gezegen)
• Urdu: پارہ - عطارد (سیارہ)
• Indonesian: raksa - Merkurius (planet)

جمل نموذجية

Mercury is a shiny, silver metal that is liquid at room temperature.

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Old thermometers used mercury inside them.

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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

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Be careful—mercury is poisonous if you touch or breathe it.

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Scientists no longer use mercury in most lab equipment because it's dangerous.

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Did you know a year on Mercury is only 88 days long?

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