silver wire

collocation in English

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silver
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsɪl.vər/us
/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and ...
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wire
noun
uk
/waɪər/us
/waɪr/
a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but ...
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(Definition ofsilverandwirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Measurements in the retinula were made relative to the potential of a chloridedsilverwirein the bath.
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Apart from hoarding, much gold and silver was transformed into jewelry, gold andsilverwire, plates, vases, goblets, and the like.
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The reference electrode consisted of a 36-gauge chloridedsilverwire.
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Examples are the use ofsilverwire, expensive capacitors, non-standard solders of various alloys, and use of parts that have been cryogenically cooled.
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Usually the wire inserted into the antenna is a thinsilverwirewhich is chlorided in bleach.
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It is also a more highly decorated piece of art, with complex cloud patterns inlaid into its skin with gold andsilverwire.
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Here they resumed the traditional family business of weaving, lace-making, embroidery and gold andsilverwiremaking.
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The grip was covered in fish skin and wrapped with brass orsilverwire.
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The design patterns are inlaid on puresilverwireor thin sheets.
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Commercial samples may be stabilized by copper orsilverwire.
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A chloridedsilverwireis placed in contact with this solution and conducts electric current to the amplifier.
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Rank, in gold orsilverwire, is embroidered directly on the shoulder epaulettes, which are bordered with gold wire and scarlet piping.
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The pipette is filled with ionic solution, and asilverwireis placed in the solution to conduct and amplify electrical signals.
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The term is also used for electrical oxidation of anions onto a solid substrate, as in the formation silver chloride onsilverwireto make silver/silver-chloride electrodes.
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