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Sievert is a low German given name or a surname. Danish: Sivart, Sivert Faroese: Sívar Norwegian: Siver, Sivert, Syver, Syvert Swedish: Sifuert, Sivar
Sievert_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Sievert (name), German given name and surname Sievert chamber, an ionization chamber used in radiation dose measurements Sievert integral, function
Sievert_(disambiguation)
Derived SI unit of equivalent dose of ionizing radiation
and genetic damage. The sievert is important in dosimetry and radiation protection. It is named after Rolf Maximilian Sievert, a Swedish medical physicist
Sievert
Physical law of gas solubility in metals
metallurgy and chemistry, Sieverts's law predicts the solubility of gases in metals. It is named after German chemist Adolf Sieverts (1874–1947). The law states
Sieverts's_law
American business executive
Michael Sievert (born 1969) is an American business executive. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and current vice chairman of T-Mobile US
Mike_Sievert
Swedish medical physicist (1896–1966)
of ionizing radiation. The sievert (Sv), the SI unit representing the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, is named for him. He has been called
Rolf_Maximilian_Sievert
British Indian business executive
US in March 2025; in September 2025, the company named Gopalan as its next CEO, succeeding Mike Sievert, effective November 1. Gopalan is married and lives
Srini_Gopalan
SI derived unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
instead of joules per kilogram for the unit of absorbed dose D and the name sievert instead of joules per kilogram for the unit of dose equivalent H." 1
Gray_(unit)
(S), electrical conductance – Werner von Siemens sievert (Sv), radiation dose equivalent – Rolf Sievert tesla (T), magnetic flux density – Nikola Tesla
List of scientific units named after people
List_of_scientific_units_named_after_people
The Sievert integral, named after Swedish medical physicist Rolf Sievert, is a special function commonly encountered in radiation transport calculations
Sievert_integral
Name list
Stewart is a Scottish and English surname, also used as a given name. It is possibly derived from the old English word "stigweard", a compound of "stig"
Stewart_(name)
Measurement of radiation exposure
modern units, absorbed dose for energy absorption and the equivalent dose (sievert) for stochastic effect, are overwhelmingly used, and the roentgen is rarely
Roentgen_(unit)
Radiation unit
effectiveness (RBE). The rem has been defined since 1976 as equal to 0.01 sievert, which is the more commonly used SI unit outside the United States. Earlier
Roentgen_equivalent_man
Genus of wasps
genus of thynnid wasp in the order Hymenoptera, first described in 1910 by Sievert Allen Rohwer. The type species is Thynnus sexmaculata Smith, 1859. Species
Neozeleboria
Henri Becquerel Tesla's Biography Tesla (unit) Heinrich Hertz Hertz Rolf Sievert, the man and the unit About L.G.Gray Gray Isaac Asimov: Asimov's Biographical
List of scientists whose names are used as units
List_of_scientists_whose_names_are_used_as_units
Genus of sawflies
Neodiprion is a genus of sawflies in the family Diprionidae. Neodiprion abbotii Neodiprion abietis (Harris) Neodiprion autumnalis Neodiprion burkei Middleton
Neodiprion
Genus of wasps
Rhyssella is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are about 10 described species in Rhyssella. These 10 species belong to the
Rhyssella
Topics referred to by the same term
jurist and politician Sivert Todal (1904–1988), Norwegian politician Sievert (name) Sigurd This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Sivert
08/04/2007 24/06/2011 134 Chris Siale 3 21/04/2007 05/05/2007 135 Nathan Sievert 1 21/04/2007 21/04/2007 136 Luke Burgess 56 4 20 16/02/2008 18/06/2011
List of New South Wales Waratahs players
List_of_New_South_Wales_Waratahs_players
Wife of Benito Mussolini (1890–1979)
Fascism. Translated by Sievert, James. MIT Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-262-54471-9. Rachele Guidi herself adopted her husband's family name, and was and is widely
Rachele_Mussolini
Absorbed dose of ionizing radiation weighted with the quality factor
In the international system of units (SI), its unit of measure is the sievert (Sv). To enable consideration of stochastic health risk, calculations are
Equivalent_dose
German footballer
Helmut Heinrich Karl Sievert (12 May 1914 – 28 March 1945) was a German footballer who played as a defender or midfielder and made one appearance for
Helmut_Sievert
Non-SI unit for sedimentation coefficients
unit sievert or the non-SI unit sverdrup, which also use the symbol Sv, and to the SI unit Siemens which uses the symbol S too. The unit is named after
Svedberg
Measurement for ionizing radiation
However, for gamma ray and X-ray dose measurements a unit such as the sievert is normally used. Both cpm and cps are the rate of detection events registered
Counts_per_minute
English rock musician (born 1936)
82–84. Roberts, Jim (2001). 'How The Fender Bass Changed the World' or Jon Sievert interview with Bill Wyman, Guitar Player magazine December (1978) "The
Bill_Wyman
Hoss, Niels Arestrup Drama Rewind – Die zweite Chance [de] Johannes F. Sievert [de] Àlex Brendemühl, Sylvia Hoeks, Max von Pufendorf [de], İdil Üner Science
List of German films of the 2010s
List_of_German_films_of_the_2010s
Obsolete unit of radioactivity
37000 rutherfords for one curie. The unit was introduced in 1946. It was named after British/New Zealand physicist and Nobel laureate Lord Ernest Rutherford
Rutherford_(unit)
Village in Rhode Island, United States
rad (150 sieverts), as well as a maximum dose of 26,000 rad. Overall, the accepted dose estimate in the report was in excess of 100 sieverts, with a range
Wood River Junction, Rhode Island
Wood_River_Junction,_Rhode_Island
1986 Chernobyl disaster cleanup personnel
ranged from less than 10 millisieverts (less than 1 rem) to more than 1 sievert (100 rems), due primarily to external radiation. The average dose is estimated
Chernobyl_liquidators
Genus of sawflies
Nematinus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Easternmost Asia and North America
Nematinus
and radiation protection. The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it
International Radiation Protection Association
International_Radiation_Protection_Association
Genus of wasps
Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America, such as Dolichovespula norwegica, along with
Dolichovespula
Glass colored with uranium oxide
media related to Uranium glass. Carnival glass Depression glass Fiestaware Sievert Uranium tile Big Book of Vaseline Glass, by Barrie Skelcher, Pub. Schiffer
Uranium_glass
Species of bacterium
motile and Gram-negative. The type of strain is MT-96T (=DSM 13146). Sievert SM, Kuever J (2000). "Desulfacinum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic
Desulfacinum_hydrothermale
Name list
Nazi human concentration camp experiments executed for war crimes Claus Sievert (1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator Claus Sluter
Claus
Adages and sayings named after a person
the phonetics of the preceding syllable. Named after Germanic philologist Eduard Sievers (1859–1932). Sieverts's law, in physical metallurgy, is a rule
List_of_eponymous_laws
dose, expressed in Sievert (Sv). It is named after the Swedish physician and physicist Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896-1966). Sievert was the founder of
History of radiation protection
History_of_radiation_protection
Gas cartridge for use in camping stoves
Among suppliers of gas cylinders and camp stoves are Epigas (Coleman), Sievert, GoSystem, Primus, Brunton, Jetboil, Mountain Safety Research, Snow Peak
EN_417
Modern form of the metric system
internationally known by the abbreviation SI (from its official French name, Système international d'unités), is the modern form of the metric system
International_System_of_Units
Non-SI unit measuring absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
(unit) Radiation Gray (unit) Roentgen (unit) Roentgen equivalent man (rem) Sievert Order of magnitude (unit) "Measuring Radiation". NRC Web. Archived from
Rad_(radiation_unit)
Part of international standard ISO 31
ISO 31 that defines names and symbols for quantities and units related to nuclear reactions and ionizing radiations. It gives names and symbols for 70
ISO_31-10
Harmful high-frequency radiation
increases linearly with effective radiation dose at a rate of 5.5% per sievert. If this is correct, then natural background radiation is the most hazardous
Ionizing_radiation
U.S. state
March 7, 2014. "Education". Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Sievert, Ken and Ellen (August 26, 1993). Virginia City and Alder Gulch. Farcounty
Montana
rem has been defined since 1976 as equal to 0.01 sievert, the more widely used SI unit. One sievert (100 rem) represents a 5.5% chance of developing lethal
Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster
Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster
American businessman and former CEO of T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US on April 30, 2020, when his current contract expires. Mike Sievert, who was chief operating officer at the time, was announced as Legere’s
John_Legere
Penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation
radiation this is numerically equivalent to equivalent dose measured by the sievert, which indicates the stochastic biological effect of low levels of radiation
Gamma_ray
Vacuum tube used to display images
com. Retrieved 6 March 2022. "US Department of Energy, Dose Ranges Rem/Sievert Chart" (PDF). Murray, Susan (23 September 2018). "When Televisions Were
Cathode_ray_tube
American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)
Grateful Dead Collaborator and Lyricist, Dead at 78". Rolling Stone. Sievert, Jon (1981). "Bob Weir Rhythm Ace". Dozin.com. Retrieved July 13, 2007
Jerry_Garcia
Amount of energy deposited in matter by ionizing radiation
requires the use of modifying factors to produce a risk factor in sieverts. One sievert carries with it a 5.5% chance of eventually developing cancer based
Absorbed_dose
Uppercase or lowercase
admittance (named after Werner von Siemens). 1 Sv (one sievert), used for the unit of ionising radiation dose (named after Rolf Maximilian Sievert). For the
Letter_case
Unit of measurement
distinct from the SI sievert unit or the non-SI svedberg unit. All three use the same symbol, but they are not related. The sverdrup is named in honor of the
Sverdrup
Branch of physics focused on radiation protection
factor), or RBE (relative biological effectiveness of the radiation). The sievert (Sv) is the SI unit of equivalent dose. Although it has the same units
Health_physics
staff due to a history of false alarms. The patient, an 82-year-old woman named Sara Mildred Colgan, returned to her nursing home with the source still
List of orphan source incidents
List_of_orphan_source_incidents
1958 film by Phil Karlson
is arrested. When the case comes to court, Ed is released when a man named Sieverts (Ray Teal) lies that he saw what happened: the cliff gave way and the
Gunman's_Walk
Instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation
achieve is a display of radiation dose rate, displayed in units such as the sievert, which is normally used for measuring gamma or X-ray dose rates. A Geiger–Müller
Geiger_counter
Measure of radiation health risk
damage, due to low levels of radiation. The SI unit of measure is the sievert. A committed dose from an internal source represents the same effective
Committed_dose
Result of nuclear radiation exposure
SI, unit symbol Gy) or rad (in CGS), while the others are measured in sieverts (in SI, unit symbol Sv) or rem (in CGS). 1 rad = 0.01 Gy and 1 rem = 0
Acute_radiation_syndrome
Species of sawfly
Superfamily: Siricoidea Family: Anaxyelidae Subfamily: Syntexinae Genus: Syntexis Species: S. libocedrii Binomial name Syntexis libocedrii Rohwer, 1915
Syntexis_libocedrii
Topics referred to by the same term
vpred), a political party in Serbia Supplementary vote, an electoral system Sievert, symbol Sv, a unit of ionizing radiation dose Starting variable, or initialization
SV
Type of motorcycle
Motorcycles, Bath, UK: Parragon, pp. 216–217, 242–243, ISBN 1-4054-5466-0 Terri, Sievert (2002), The World's Fastest Superbikes; Built for speed, Capstone Press
Honda_Blackbird
Measurement unit derived from basic metric value
of density. The names of SI coherent derived units, when written in full, are always in lowercase. However, the symbols for units named after persons are
SI_derived_unit
SI derived unit of radioactivity
1903 for their work in discovering radioactivity. 1 Bq = 1 s−1 A special name was introduced for the reciprocal second (s−1) to represent radioactivity
Becquerel
1804–1806 American expedition
University Press of Kentucky. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-8131-2100-0. Lavender, David Sievert (2001). The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent
Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
Camping stove
business was taken over by Max Sievert, an early associate of Nyberg's, and renamed Sieverts Lödlampfabrik (later known as Sievert AB). The Svea 123, introduced
Svea_123
Physical quantity representing energy content per unit mass
instead of joules per kilogram for the unit of absorbed dose D and the name sievert instead of joules per kilogram for the unit of dose equivalent H." Energy
Specific_energy
American Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist
from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2012. Steve Sievert. "In Randy Couture court case, latest round goes to UFC". MMAjunkie. Archived
Randy_Couture
Farmen, Mark W.; Michael, M. Dodson; Moyers, Julie S.; Schultze, A. Eric; Sievert, Michael K.; Tripathi, Niraj K.; Vahle, John L. (August 2017). "Nonclinical
List of commercially available insulins
List_of_commercially_available_insulins
Species of wasp
Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Vespidae Genus: Pseudomasaris Species: P. coquilletti Binomial name Pseudomasaris coquilletti Rohwer, 1911
Pseudomasaris_coquilletti
Crescent-shaped viennoiserie pastry
Enzymes in Grain Processing. 50 (3): 345–352. doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2009.04.010. Sievert, Dietmar; Hoseney, R. Carl; Delcour, Jan A. (2000). Ullmann's Encyclopedia
Croissant
Chemical element with atomic number 84 (Po)
The median lethal dose (LD50) for acute radiation exposure is about 4.5 Sieverts (Sv). The committed effective dose equivalent 210Po is 0.51 μSv/Becquerel
Polonium
Form of electromagnetic radiation
10 millijoules of energy deposited per kilogram. 100 rem = 1 Sv. The sievert (Sv) is the SI unit of equivalent dose, and also of effective dose. For
X-ray
SI unit of magnetic field strength
engineer France Avčin. As with every SI unit named after a person, its symbol is upper case (T) but the name of the unit is written in sentence case (tesla)
Tesla_(unit)
American multinational coffeehouse chain
Co-principal of Versaca Investments Daniel Servitje, CEO of Grupo Bimbo Mike Sievert, former CEO of T-Mobile US Wei Zhang, former President of Alibaba Pictures
Starbucks
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
rads – rather than the biologically significant, biologically weighted sievert in both the SMR and cognitive performance data – is typical. The reported
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
1937 cantata by Carl Orff
Frankfurt [de], staging by Oskar Wälterlin [de] and sets and costumes by Ludwig Sievert. Shortly after the greatly successful premiere, Orff said to his publisher
Carmina_Burana_(Orff)
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1975)
the Best Fighter Ever". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024. Sievert, Steve. "UFC 64 :: Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva". Chron.com: Houston
Anderson_Silva
Mary Dora Rogick (1906–1964) Rohde – Klaus Rohde (born 1932) Rohwer – Sievert Allen Rohwer (1887–1951) Romer – Alfred Romer (1894–1973) Rondelet – Guillaume
List of authors of names published under the ICZN
List_of_authors_of_names_published_under_the_ICZN
Subspecies of reptile
(Terrapene carolina carolina) in Northeastern Tennessee, USA Willey, & Sievert, P. R. (2012). Notes on the Nesting Ecology of Eastern Box Turtles near
Eastern_box_turtle
Set of chemical reactions in organisms
1093/jexbot/53.369.569. PMID 11886877. Hügler M, Wirsen CO, Fuchs G, Taylor CD, Sievert SM (May 2005). "Evidence for autotrophic CO2 fixation via the reductive
Metabolism
Emissions from unstable atomic nuclei
International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee (IXRPC) was formed. Rolf Sievert was named chairman, but a driving force was George Kaye of the British National
Radioactive_decay
2019 American TV film
Milch for HBO. It is a continuation of the television series of the same name, which was created by Milch and ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2006.
Deadwood:_The_Movie
Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
1945, when scientist Harry Daghlian received a dose estimated at 5.1 sievert (510 rem) and died 25 days later. Nine months later, another Los Alamos
Plutonium
1959 film
Sigismund Gosch Karl Ludwig Lindt as Friedrich Wilhelm Marcus Frank Freytag as Sievert Tiburtius Gustl Halenke as Clara Buddenbrook Helga Feddersen as Clothilde
The_Buddenbrooks_(1959_film)
Swedish airline
Varmlandsflyg until 1 December 2002 when it changed its name to Swedline Express. It was wholly owned by Sievert Andersson. On 12 July 2006 the airline ceased operations
Swedline_Express
2001 soundtrack album by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman
executive producer Susana Millman – photography Gary Nichols – photography Jon Sievert – photography Owsley Stanley – engineer Paul Stubblebine – mastering Jarnow
Grateful_Dawg_(soundtrack)
Political party in Australia
original on 8 April 2017. Russell, Cherie; Binte Hussain, Nurul Amanina; Sievert, Katherine; Cullerton, Katherine (1 March 2023). "Who is donating to political
Katter's_Australian_Party
Use of particulate air monitors to assess radioactivity
Dose equivalent (H) röntgen equivalent man rem 100 erg•g−1 1971 non-SI sievert Sv J•kg−1 1977 SI Fluence (Φ) (reciprocal area) cm−2 or m−2 1962 SI (m−2)
Airborne particulate radioactivity monitoring
Airborne_particulate_radioactivity_monitoring
American musician (1947–2026)
ISBN 979-8-216-34235-9. "Bob Weir Model 2681". Dozin.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Sievert, Jon (August 1981). "Bob Weir Rhythm Ace". Dozin.com. Retrieved December
Bob_Weir
American telecommunications company
subscribers. On September 2, 2001, VoiceStream Wireless Inc. adopted the name, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and began rolling out the T-Mobile brand, starting with
T-Mobile_US
Organization on radiation effects
'International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee' (IXRPC) was formed. Rolf Sievert was named Chairman, and a driving force was George Kaye of the British National
International Commission on Radiological Protection
International_Commission_on_Radiological_Protection
Species of carnivore
Sáenz-Bolaños, Carolina; Fuller, Todd K.; Mooring, Michael S.; Porras, Junior; Sievert, Paul R.; Montalvo, Victor H.; Carrillo, Eduardo J. (2019). "Bush Dogs
Bush_dog
Surname list
surname. Notable people with the surname include: José Joaquín Chaverri Sievert (born 1949), Costa Rican diplomat Carlos Meléndez Chaverri (1926–2000)
Chaverri
College lacrosse team
"Jorge Salazar". Lasell. Retrieved 11 March 2025. "Durham Alumni Jeremy Sieverts named most improved player in the MLL - English Lacrosse". 28 August 2012
Durham University Men's Lacrosse Club
Durham_University_Men's_Lacrosse_Club
Large feline of the genus Acinonyx
Overton, E. K.; Davis, R. S.; Prugnolle, F.; Rougeron, V.; Honiball, T. L.; Sievert, O.; Venter, J. A. (2025). "Carrion in bomas: Multiple observations of
Cheetah
Volume of fluid which passes per unit time
In oceanography, the sverdrup (symbol: Sv, not to be confused with the sievert) is a non-SI metric unit of flow, with 1 Sv equal to 1 million cubic metres
Volumetric_flow_rate
Lake in Montana, United States
Encyclopedia. CRC Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-87371-120-3. Johnson, Adam N.; Sievert, Regina; Durglo, Michael; et al. (2014). "Indigenous Knowledge and Geoscience
Flathead_Lake
Hypothetical salted nuclear bomb
For the type of radiation given by a cobalt bomb, the dosage measured in sievert (Sv) and gray (Gy) can be treated as equivalent. This is because the relevant
Cobalt_bomb
Autoimmune disease
99 (6): 2241–2249. doi:10.1210/jc.2013-4474. PMID 24694338. Surks MI, Sievert R (December 1995). Wood AJ (ed.). "Drugs and thyroid function". The New
Hashimoto's_thyroiditis
Species of sawfly
black and do not sting, like other sawfly species. Sawflies receive their name because the females have a structure that resembles a saw on the tip of their
Tomostethus_multicinctus
Monotypic genus of ultra-small archaea
Esther A.; Dodsworth, Jeremy A.; Hedlund, Brian P.; Tsiamis, George; Sievert, Stefan M.; Liu, Wen-Tso (2013-07-14). "Insights into the phylogeny and
Aenigmatarchaeum
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Welsh
Severe; Strict; Boundary
Girl/Female
Indian
Silvery, Made of silver
Male
English
English unisex name SILVER means "silver," which may refer to either the precious metal or the color.
Boy/Male
French, German, Swedish
Famous; Bright Victory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Seaberg.German : variant of Siebert.
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Eberhard, EVERT means "strong as a boar."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Silver.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Sever.Dutch : variant of Sievers.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Steward
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English silver ‘silver’, hence a nickname for a rich man or for someone with silvery gray hair, or a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith.English : topographic name from any of the various streams in different parts of England named with this word, probably from the silvery appearance of the water.Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Silber.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi, Zoroastrian
White; Silvery; Made of Silver
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name equivalent to Severin.English : topographic name from the river Severn, which flows from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. The river name is recorded as early as the 2nd century ad in the form Sabrina. This is one of Britain’s most ancient river names; the original meaning is uncertain, but it may have been ‘slow-moving’.
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Victory Protection
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Name of a king.
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Severus, SEVERO means "stern."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Silvery, Made of silver
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stevens.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Swedish
A Metal Element; White; The Color Silver; Silver
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Italian, Spanish
Strict; Restrained; Stern; Severe
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Roman Latin Severus, SEVERI means "stern."
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Riverside
Girl/Female
Arabic African
Beautiful.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Praise, Prayer, Art
Boy/Male
Arabic Muslim
More gratifying.
Girl/Female
Tamil
One string instrument
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vijayeta | விஜயேதா
Winner, Victor
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Earth
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bountiful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Strong by Mind
Male
Dutch
, Jehovah (is) salvation; whose salvation is Jehovah.
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
SIEVERT NAME
v. t.
To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
a.
Besprinkled or covered with silver.
a.
Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
a.
Made of silver.
superl.
Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment.
v. t.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
n.
Coin made of silver; silver money.
n.
Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.
superl.
Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.
a.
Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh.
a.
Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.
a.
Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.
v. t.
To make hoary, or white, like silver.
superl.
Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test.
n.
The color of silver.
v. t.
To overthrow; to subvert.
a.
Resembling silver.
v. t.
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.
v. i.
To acquire a silvery color.