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1 argentum
argentum, i, n. [argêeis, argês, Dor. argas, white, like Tarentum, from Taras, Doed. Syn. III. p. 193; prop. white metal; cf. Sanscr. arǵunas = bright; raǵatam = silver; hence], silver, whose mineralogical description is found in Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 95.I.A.. Lit.:B.argenti metalla,
Plin. 33, 6, 33, § 101:argenti aerisque metalla,
Vulg. Exod. 35, 24:argenti vena,
Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 95: argenti fodina, v. argenti-fodina;argenti scoria,
id. 3, 6, 5, § 105:spuma argenti,
id. 33, 6, 35, § 106:argenti duae differentiae (sunt),
id. 33, 10, 44, § 127:argentum candidum, rufum, nigrum,
id. ib.:argentum infectum,
unwrought silver, Liv. 26, 47; Dig. 34, 2, 19:argenti montes,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 73: argentum purum, Foedus ap. Gell. 6, 5:argento circumcludere cornua,
Caes. B. G. 6, 28:Concisum argentum in titulos faciesque minutas,
Juv. 14, 291:quod usquam est Auri atque argenti,
id. 8, 123:argentum et aurum,
Tac. G. 5; id. A. 2, 60, id. H. 4, 53; Vulg. Gen. 24, 35:aurum argentumque,
Tac. H. 2. 82:aurum et argentum,
Vulg. Gen. 13, 2.—Meton.1.Wrought silver, things made of silver; silver-plate, silver-work:2.tu argentum eluito,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 29:nec domus argento fulget auroque renidet,
Lucr. 2, 27; so,ridet argento domus,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 6:argenti quod erat solis fulgebat in armis,
Juv. 11, 109:argentumque expositum in aedibus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15:navis plena argenti facti atque signati,
full of wrought and stamped silver, id. ib. 2, 5, 25; so Liv. 34, 25 and 26:argentum caelatum,
Cic. Verr. 4, 23, 52; id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61:apponitur cena in argento puro et antiquo,
Plin. Ep. 3, 1, 9:argentum et marmor vetus aeraque et artīs Suspice,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 17; so id. ib. 1, 16, 76; 2, 2, 181; id. S. 1, 4, 28:argenti vascula puri,
Juv. 9, 141; 10, 19:vasa omnia ex argento,
Vulg. Num. 7, 85; ib. Act. 17, 29:leve argentum,
Juv. 14, 62:argentum paternum,
id. 6, 355:argentum vetus,
id. 1, 76:argentum mittere,
id. 12, 43:Empturus pueros, argentum, murrina, villas,
id. 7, 133 et saep.—Silver as weighed out for money, or money coined from silver, silver, silver money; and, as the most current coin, for money in gen.:II.appendit pecuniam, quadringentos siclos argenti,
Vulg. Gen. 23, 16: Ratio quidem hercle adparet; argentum oichetai, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 15 sq. (quoted by Cic., Pis. 25 fin.):expetere,
id. Cist. 4, 2, 73:adnumerare,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 15; so id. Heaut. 4, 4, 15; id. Ad. 3, 3, 56; 4, 4, 20; 5, 9, 20 al.:argenti sitis famesque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23; id. S. 1, 1, 86:quis audet Argento praeferre caput,
Juv. 12, 49:tenue argentum venaeque secundae,
id. 9, 31:hic modium argenti,
id. 3, 220:venter Argenti gravis capax,
id. 11, 41:Argentum et aurum non est mihi,
Vulg. Act. 3, 6; 20, 35 et saep.—Argentum vivum, quicksilver, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 100; Vitr. 7, 8, 1 sqq.; so,argentum liquidum,
Isid. Orig. 16, 19, 2. -
2 argentum
argentum ī, n [ARG-], silver: purum, Iu.: caelatum, wrought: factum atque signatum, wrought and coined: fulgens, Ct.—Silver plate, silver work: Ridet argento domus, H.: expositum in aedibus. —Coined silver, silver money: argenti pondo xx milia, Cs.—In gen., money: adnumerare, T.: argenti sitis, H.: aere solvere, S.* * *silver; money, cash; silver-plateargentum vivum -- quicksilver/mercury
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3 vivum
vīvus, a, um ( sup. vivissimus, cited without example by Fest. p. 379 Müll.), adj. [vivo], alive, living, that has life.I.Lit.A.Adj.1.Of living beings:2.qui cum tantum ausus sit ustor pro mortuo, quid signifer pro vivo non esset ausus? In curiam potissimum abjecit, ut eam mortuus incenderet, quam vivus everterat,
Cic. Mil. 33, 90:quorum (simulacrorum) contexta viminibus membra vivis hominibus complent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 16:adeo ut Cato vix vivus effugeret,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15; id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189; 2, 4, 40, § 87:si Jugurtham vivom aut necatum sibi tradidisset,
Sall. J. 61, 5:doctus eris vivam (gallinam) musto mersare Falerno,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 19:quamquam ea Tatio sic erant descripta vivo, tamen eo interfecto multo etiam magis, etc.,
in the lifetime of Tatius, Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14:tantum illo vivo,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 21 fin.:cum leges duo ex unā familiā, vivo utroque, magistratus creari vetarent,
Caes. B. G. 7, 33; cf.also: Cato affirmat, se vivo illum non triumphaturum,
as long as he lived, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 2; so,me vivo,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 15; id. Most. 1, 3, 73:vivā me,
id. Bacch. 3, 4, 17.—So the phrase vivus vidensque, before his very eyes:huic acerbissimum vivo videntique funus ducitur,
Cic. Quint. 15, 50; cf.:ille Cyprius miser... vivus (ut aiunt) est et videns cum victu ac vestitu suo publicatus,
id. Sest. 27, 59; cf.:et prudens sciens, Vivos vidensque pereo,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 28.— Subst.: vīvus, i, m., a living man:cum is, cui forma mortui, fortunae vivi commendatae sunt, ignominiā mortuum, inopiā vivum adfecerit, is inter honestos homines atque adeo inter vivos numerabitur?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 113. —Of things concr. and abstr.:B. 1.saepes,
Col. 11, 3, 3:caespes,
Ov. M. 4, 301:harundo,
id. ib. 13, 891:virga,
id. ib. 4, 744:radix,
id. ib. 14, 713:aqua,
running, Varr. L. L. 5, § 123 Müll.; so,flumen,
Liv. 1, 45; Verg. A. 2, 719:lacus,
id. G. 2, 469:ros,
fresh, Ov. F. 4, 778:lucernae,
burning, Hor. C. 3, 21, 23:lapis,
flint, Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 138:sulphur,
native, id. 35, 15, 50, § 175:linum,
asbestos-cloth, id. 19, 1, 4, § 19; Cels. 5, 18, 13:calx,
unslacked, Vitr. 8, 7; Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 51:saxum,
living, natural, unwrought, Verg. A. 1, 167:pumex,
Ov. F. 2, 315:argentum,
quicksilver, mercury, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99: vultus, i. e. alive with expression, or, as we say, speaking, Verg. A. 6, 848.—So of statues and images:vidi artes veterumque manus variisque metalla viva modis,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 48: vox, living, i. e. oral discourse, Cic. Agr. 2, 2, 4; Quint. 2, 2, 8; Sen. Ep. 6, 4; 33, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 9 al.: cujus facta viva nunc vigent, living, Naev. ap. Gell. 6, 8, 5:animus,
lively, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:pectus,
Arn. 3, 6.—Ad vivum resecare, to cut to the quick, cut very deep:2.extrema pars ipsius unguis ad vivum resecatur,
Col. 6, 12, 3 (cf. in the adj.:vulnera circumcidere ad vivas usque partes,
Plin. 28, 10, 43, § 156):calor ad vivum adveniens,
Liv. 22, 17, 2.— Trop.:hoc primum sentio, nisi in bonis amicitiam esse non posse: neque id ad vivum reseco, ut illi, qui haec subtilius disserunt,
i. e. I do not wish to be understood in too strict a sense, Cic. Lael. 5, 18.—De vivo detrahere or resecare aliquid, to give or take away from the capital:II.dat de lucro: nihil detraxit de vivo,
Cic. Fl. 37, 91:de vivo igitur erat aliquid resecandum, ut esset, unde, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118.—Transf., lively, ardent (only post-Aug. and very rare):vivus et ingenuus animus,
Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:vivi pectoris homo,
Arn. 3, 103.— Adv.: vīvē, in a lively manner, very:vive sapis,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 100 Jacob. (dub.). -
4 exspuo
I.Neutr.:II.cum ille gustasset et exspuisset,
Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 9; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146: in mare, id. 30, 2, 6, § 17.—Act.A.Lit.:2.vina,
Juv. 13, 214:sanguinem,
Plin. 35, 16, 53, § 191; Scrib. Comp. 194:linguam in tyranni os,
Plin. 7, 23, 23, § 87.—Transf., to cast out, eject, expel, emit:B.quod mare (te) conceptum spumantibus exspuit undis?
Cat. 64, 155:argentum vivum optime purgat aurum, ceteras ejus sordes exspuens crebro jactatu,
Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99:rorem,
id. 9, 36, 60, § 126:carbonem,
id. 16, 10, 19, § 45:in litus purgamenta,
id. 2, 98, 101, § 220:lacrumam,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 74.— -
5 liquor
1.līquor, līqui ( inf. liquier, Att. Trag. Brut. 28), v. dep. n. [liqueo], to be fluid or liquid, to flow, melt, dissolve ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I.Lit.:II.tum toto corpore sudor Liquitur,
Verg. A. 9, 813:huic (arbori) atro liquuntur sanguine guttae,
id. ib. 3, 28:liquentia flumina,
id. ib. 9, 679:mella,
id. ib. 1, 432:fluvius,
id. G. 4, 442:ut fraces et amurca liquentur,
Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 22.—Trop., to melt or waste away:2.ilico res foras labitur, liquitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 17:in partem pejorem liquitur aetas,
Lucr. 2, 1132: per poli liquentis axem, Prud. steph. 1, 88.lĭquor, ōris (lī, Lucr. 1, 454), m. [liqueo], fluidness, fluidity, liquidity.I.Lit.: liquor aquai, Lucr. 1, 454; Cic. N. D. 2, 10:II.causae, quae vim habent frigoris et caloris, concretionis et liquoris,
id. Univ. 14:vomica liquoris aeterni argentum vivum appellatur,
Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99.—Transf., a fluid, liquid, liquoris vitigeni latex, wine, Lucr, 5, 14:dulcis flavusque mellis,
id. 1, 938:liquores amnium,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98:Stygius,
Ov. Ib. 594: Virgineus, the water of the spring Virgo (v. Virgo), id. P. 1, 8, 38:aurea tunc pressos pedibus dedit uva liquores,
Tib. 2, 1, 45: fluidus, a corrupt moisture, i. e. putrefaction, = tabes, Verg. G. 3, 484:(teritur) parvo saepe liquore silex,
Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 16:Assyrius, i. e. amomum,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 212:niveus lactis,
Sen. Oedip. 565:oleique,
Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 179. —Of the sea:qua medius liquor Secernit Europen ab Afro,
Hor. C. 3, 3, 46. -
6 sublino
sub-lĭno, lēvi, lĭtum, 3, v. a., to besmear or anoint beneath, to lay on as a groundcolor, to prime with any thing (ante-class. and post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.chrysocollam atramento,
Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90:caeruleum,
id. 35, 6, 26, § 45:argentum vivum,
id. 33, 6, 32, § 100:sanguinem lacertae,
id. 30, 9, 23, § 80.—Transf.A.To put underneath, underlay (syn. substerno):B.maceriam calce,
Cato, R. R. 15, 1:tertium (genus sardonychis) argenteis bracteis sublinitur, etc.,
Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 105.—Sublinere os alicui, to befool, cheat, bamboozle (the allusion being to the practice of smearing the face of a sleeping person; cf. Non. 45, 21) (Plautinian):pulchre os sublevit patri,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 19; id. Mil. 2, 1, 32; 2, 1, 75; 2, 5, 57; id. Aul. 4, 6, 2; id. Capt. 3, 4, 123; id. Merc. 2, 4, 17; 3, 4, 46; id. Ps. 2, 4, 29; id. Trin. 2, 4, 157; id. Ep. 3, 3, 48; 3, 4, 55. -
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vīvus, a, um ( sup. vivissimus, cited without example by Fest. p. 379 Müll.), adj. [vivo], alive, living, that has life.I.Lit.A.Adj.1.Of living beings:2.qui cum tantum ausus sit ustor pro mortuo, quid signifer pro vivo non esset ausus? In curiam potissimum abjecit, ut eam mortuus incenderet, quam vivus everterat,
Cic. Mil. 33, 90:quorum (simulacrorum) contexta viminibus membra vivis hominibus complent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 16:adeo ut Cato vix vivus effugeret,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15; id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189; 2, 4, 40, § 87:si Jugurtham vivom aut necatum sibi tradidisset,
Sall. J. 61, 5:doctus eris vivam (gallinam) musto mersare Falerno,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 19:quamquam ea Tatio sic erant descripta vivo, tamen eo interfecto multo etiam magis, etc.,
in the lifetime of Tatius, Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14:tantum illo vivo,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 21 fin.:cum leges duo ex unā familiā, vivo utroque, magistratus creari vetarent,
Caes. B. G. 7, 33; cf.also: Cato affirmat, se vivo illum non triumphaturum,
as long as he lived, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 2; so,me vivo,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 15; id. Most. 1, 3, 73:vivā me,
id. Bacch. 3, 4, 17.—So the phrase vivus vidensque, before his very eyes:huic acerbissimum vivo videntique funus ducitur,
Cic. Quint. 15, 50; cf.:ille Cyprius miser... vivus (ut aiunt) est et videns cum victu ac vestitu suo publicatus,
id. Sest. 27, 59; cf.:et prudens sciens, Vivos vidensque pereo,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 28.— Subst.: vīvus, i, m., a living man:cum is, cui forma mortui, fortunae vivi commendatae sunt, ignominiā mortuum, inopiā vivum adfecerit, is inter honestos homines atque adeo inter vivos numerabitur?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 113. —Of things concr. and abstr.:B. 1.saepes,
Col. 11, 3, 3:caespes,
Ov. M. 4, 301:harundo,
id. ib. 13, 891:virga,
id. ib. 4, 744:radix,
id. ib. 14, 713:aqua,
running, Varr. L. L. 5, § 123 Müll.; so,flumen,
Liv. 1, 45; Verg. A. 2, 719:lacus,
id. G. 2, 469:ros,
fresh, Ov. F. 4, 778:lucernae,
burning, Hor. C. 3, 21, 23:lapis,
flint, Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 138:sulphur,
native, id. 35, 15, 50, § 175:linum,
asbestos-cloth, id. 19, 1, 4, § 19; Cels. 5, 18, 13:calx,
unslacked, Vitr. 8, 7; Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 51:saxum,
living, natural, unwrought, Verg. A. 1, 167:pumex,
Ov. F. 2, 315:argentum,
quicksilver, mercury, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99: vultus, i. e. alive with expression, or, as we say, speaking, Verg. A. 6, 848.—So of statues and images:vidi artes veterumque manus variisque metalla viva modis,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 48: vox, living, i. e. oral discourse, Cic. Agr. 2, 2, 4; Quint. 2, 2, 8; Sen. Ep. 6, 4; 33, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 9 al.: cujus facta viva nunc vigent, living, Naev. ap. Gell. 6, 8, 5:animus,
lively, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:pectus,
Arn. 3, 6.—Ad vivum resecare, to cut to the quick, cut very deep:2.extrema pars ipsius unguis ad vivum resecatur,
Col. 6, 12, 3 (cf. in the adj.:vulnera circumcidere ad vivas usque partes,
Plin. 28, 10, 43, § 156):calor ad vivum adveniens,
Liv. 22, 17, 2.— Trop.:hoc primum sentio, nisi in bonis amicitiam esse non posse: neque id ad vivum reseco, ut illi, qui haec subtilius disserunt,
i. e. I do not wish to be understood in too strict a sense, Cic. Lael. 5, 18.—De vivo detrahere or resecare aliquid, to give or take away from the capital:II.dat de lucro: nihil detraxit de vivo,
Cic. Fl. 37, 91:de vivo igitur erat aliquid resecandum, ut esset, unde, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118.—Transf., lively, ardent (only post-Aug. and very rare):vivus et ingenuus animus,
Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:vivi pectoris homo,
Arn. 3, 103.— Adv.: vīvē, in a lively manner, very:vive sapis,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 100 Jacob. (dub.). -
8 vivus
vīvus, a, um ( sup. vivissimus, cited without example by Fest. p. 379 Müll.), adj. [vivo], alive, living, that has life.I.Lit.A.Adj.1.Of living beings:2.qui cum tantum ausus sit ustor pro mortuo, quid signifer pro vivo non esset ausus? In curiam potissimum abjecit, ut eam mortuus incenderet, quam vivus everterat,
Cic. Mil. 33, 90:quorum (simulacrorum) contexta viminibus membra vivis hominibus complent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 16:adeo ut Cato vix vivus effugeret,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15; id. Verr. 2, 2, 77, § 189; 2, 4, 40, § 87:si Jugurtham vivom aut necatum sibi tradidisset,
Sall. J. 61, 5:doctus eris vivam (gallinam) musto mersare Falerno,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 19:quamquam ea Tatio sic erant descripta vivo, tamen eo interfecto multo etiam magis, etc.,
in the lifetime of Tatius, Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14:tantum illo vivo,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 21 fin.:cum leges duo ex unā familiā, vivo utroque, magistratus creari vetarent,
Caes. B. G. 7, 33; cf.also: Cato affirmat, se vivo illum non triumphaturum,
as long as he lived, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 2; so,me vivo,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 15; id. Most. 1, 3, 73:vivā me,
id. Bacch. 3, 4, 17.—So the phrase vivus vidensque, before his very eyes:huic acerbissimum vivo videntique funus ducitur,
Cic. Quint. 15, 50; cf.:ille Cyprius miser... vivus (ut aiunt) est et videns cum victu ac vestitu suo publicatus,
id. Sest. 27, 59; cf.:et prudens sciens, Vivos vidensque pereo,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 28.— Subst.: vīvus, i, m., a living man:cum is, cui forma mortui, fortunae vivi commendatae sunt, ignominiā mortuum, inopiā vivum adfecerit, is inter honestos homines atque adeo inter vivos numerabitur?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 113. —Of things concr. and abstr.:B. 1.saepes,
Col. 11, 3, 3:caespes,
Ov. M. 4, 301:harundo,
id. ib. 13, 891:virga,
id. ib. 4, 744:radix,
id. ib. 14, 713:aqua,
running, Varr. L. L. 5, § 123 Müll.; so,flumen,
Liv. 1, 45; Verg. A. 2, 719:lacus,
id. G. 2, 469:ros,
fresh, Ov. F. 4, 778:lucernae,
burning, Hor. C. 3, 21, 23:lapis,
flint, Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 138:sulphur,
native, id. 35, 15, 50, § 175:linum,
asbestos-cloth, id. 19, 1, 4, § 19; Cels. 5, 18, 13:calx,
unslacked, Vitr. 8, 7; Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 51:saxum,
living, natural, unwrought, Verg. A. 1, 167:pumex,
Ov. F. 2, 315:argentum,
quicksilver, mercury, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99: vultus, i. e. alive with expression, or, as we say, speaking, Verg. A. 6, 848.—So of statues and images:vidi artes veterumque manus variisque metalla viva modis,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 48: vox, living, i. e. oral discourse, Cic. Agr. 2, 2, 4; Quint. 2, 2, 8; Sen. Ep. 6, 4; 33, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 9 al.: cujus facta viva nunc vigent, living, Naev. ap. Gell. 6, 8, 5:animus,
lively, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:pectus,
Arn. 3, 6.—Ad vivum resecare, to cut to the quick, cut very deep:2.extrema pars ipsius unguis ad vivum resecatur,
Col. 6, 12, 3 (cf. in the adj.:vulnera circumcidere ad vivas usque partes,
Plin. 28, 10, 43, § 156):calor ad vivum adveniens,
Liv. 22, 17, 2.— Trop.:hoc primum sentio, nisi in bonis amicitiam esse non posse: neque id ad vivum reseco, ut illi, qui haec subtilius disserunt,
i. e. I do not wish to be understood in too strict a sense, Cic. Lael. 5, 18.—De vivo detrahere or resecare aliquid, to give or take away from the capital:II.dat de lucro: nihil detraxit de vivo,
Cic. Fl. 37, 91:de vivo igitur erat aliquid resecandum, ut esset, unde, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 50, § 118.—Transf., lively, ardent (only post-Aug. and very rare):vivus et ingenuus animus,
Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 17:vivi pectoris homo,
Arn. 3, 103.— Adv.: vīvē, in a lively manner, very:vive sapis,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 100 Jacob. (dub.).
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ARGENT — L’argent, élément chimique de symbole Ag et de numéro atomique 47, est l’un des métaux les plus anciennement connus. Il semble cependant que sa découverte soit postérieure à celle des deux autres métaux de la même famille chimique: l’or et le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vif-argent — [ vifarʒɑ̃ ] n. m. sing. • XIIIe; de vif « vivant » et argent ♦ Anciennt Mercure. L eau « miroitait comme du vif argent » (Gautier). Fig. C est du vif argent, se dit d une personne très vive. ● vif argent, vifs argents nom masculin ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
vifs-argents — ● vif argent, vifs argents nom masculin (latin argentum vivum, mercure) Nom donné couramment au mercure. ● vif argent, vifs argents (expressions) nom masculin (latin argentum vivum, mercure) Vieux. Avoir du vif argent dans les veines, être du vif … Encyclopédie Universelle
HYDRARGYRO-STATICUM Experimentum — quo plures Philosophi in Physicis, vacuum admitti posse, contendunt, sic habet: Esto vas vitreum seu tubus oblongus, qui in supremitate globum habeat, ex quo foramen canalis paulatim et sensim diminuendo excurrat. Repleto Mercurio globulo, alteri … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
argint — ARGÍNT (1) s.n., (2) arginţi, s.m. 1. s.n. (Adesea fig.) Metal preţios de culoare albă strălucitoare, maleabil şi ductil, cu o mare conductibilitate electrică. ♦ Nuntă de argint = a douăzeci şi cincea aniversare a căsătoriei cuiva; petrecere… … Dicționar Român