Platinum vs. Silver — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Platinum and Silver
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Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal.
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.
Platinum
A trademark for a certification indicating that a recording, such as an album of music, has sold a million copies.
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.
Platinum
Symbol Pt A silver-white metallic element occurring in alluvial deposits in sperrylite and nickel ores, usually mixed with other metals such as iridium, osmium, or nickel. It is ductile and malleable, does not oxidize in air, and is used as a catalyst and in electrical components, jewelry, dentistry, and electroplating. Atomic number 78; atomic weight 195.08; melting point 1,768.2°C; boiling point 3,825°C; specific gravity 21.45 (20°C); valence 2, 3, 4. See Periodic Table.
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Silver
This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange.
Platinum
A medium to light gray.
Silver
Coins made of this metallic element.
Platinum
The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
Silver
A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics.
Platinum
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
Silver
Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver.
Platinum
(music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Silver
Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal.
Platinum
A platinum-based drug: a platin#Etymology 2.
Silver
A lustrous medium gray.
Platinum
Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
Silver
A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper.
Platinum
Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
Silver
Made of or containing silver
A silver bowl.
Silver ore.
Platinum
Very expensive, or of very high quality
We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.
Silver
Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery.
Platinum
(computer games) to reach platinum level in a game
I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.
Silver
Of a lustrous medium gray
Silver hair.
Platinum
A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a precious metal, occurring native or alloyed with other metals and also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is a heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible (melting point 1772° C), and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles in laboratory operations, as a catalyst, in jewelry, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 195.1. Symbol Pt. Formerly called platina.
Silver
Having a soft, clear, resonant sound.
Platinum
A heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
Silver
Eloquent; persuasive
A silver voice.
Silver
Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency
The silver plank of the 1896 Democratic platform.
Silver
Of or constituting a 25th anniversary.
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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