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Metallic vs. Silver — What's the Difference?

Metallic vs. Silver — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Metallic and Silver

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Metallic

Relating to or resembling metal or metals
Metallic alloys
A curious metallic taste

Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ: "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal.

Metallic

A paint, fabric, or colour with a metallic sheen
Ultra-bright solid colours, pearls, metallics, and more

Silver

Symbol Ag A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. It is highly valued for jewelry, tableware, and other ornamental use and is widely used in coinage, photography, dental and soldering alloys, electrical contacts, and printed circuits. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 961.78°C; boiling point 2,162°C; specific gravity 10.50 (20°C); valence 1, 2. See Periodic Table.

Metallic

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a metal.
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Silver

This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange.

Metallic

Containing a metal
A metallic compound.

Silver

Coins made of this metallic element.

Metallic

Lustrous; sparkling
Metallic colors.

Silver

A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics.

Metallic

Sharp-tasting
An unpleasant, metallic flavor.

Silver

Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver.

Metallic

Harshly resonant
"the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades" (Ambrose Bierce).

Silver

Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal.

Metallic

A yarn or fiber made of, containing, or resembling metal.

Silver

A lustrous medium gray.

Metallic

A fabric, typically shiny or iridescent, made of such yarn or fiber.

Silver

A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper.

Metallic

Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.

Silver

Made of or containing silver
A silver bowl.
Silver ore.

Metallic

Made of or containing metal.

Silver

Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery.

Metallic

(of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.

Silver

Of a lustrous medium gray
Silver hair.

Metallic

(of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.

Silver

Having a soft, clear, resonant sound.

Metallic

A metallic color.

Silver

Eloquent; persuasive
A silver voice.

Metallic

Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.

Silver

Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency
The silver plank of the 1896 Democratic platform.

Metallic

Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity; basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid.

Silver

Of or constituting a 25th anniversary.

Metallic

Containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal;
A metallic compound
Metallic luster
The strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades

Silver

To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance.

Silver

To give a silver color to.

Silver

To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt.

Silver

To become silvery.

Silver

(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

Silver

Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

Silver

Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

Silver

Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

Silver

(uncountable) A shiny gray color.

Silver

(countable) a silver medal

Silver

Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Silver

Made from silver.

Silver

Made from another white metal.

Silver

Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

Silver

Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

Silver

(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.

Silver

Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
A silver-voiced young girl

Silver

To acquire a silvery colour.

Silver

To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
To silver a pin;  to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury

Silver

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silver

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silver

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.

Silver

Coin made of silver; silver money.

Silver

Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

Silver

The color of silver.

Silver

Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.

Silver

Resembling silver.
Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathedTheir downy breast.

Silver

Precious; costly.

Silver

To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.

Silver

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
And smiling calmness silvered o'er the deep.

Silver

To make hoary, or white, like silver.
His head was silvered o'er with age.

Silver

To acquire a silvery color.
The eastern sky began to silver and shine.

Silver

A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

Silver

Coins made of silver

Silver

A light shade of gray

Silver

Silverware eating utensils

Silver

A medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Silver

Coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;
Silver the necklace

Silver

Make silver in color;
Her worries had silvered her hair

Silver

Turn silver;
The man's hair silvered very attractively

Silver

Made from or largely consisting of silver;
Silver bracelets

Silver

Having the white lustrous sheen of silver;
A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen

Silver

Lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;
Silvery hair

Silver

Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;
Able to dazzle with his facile tongue
Silver speech

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