a precious metal which is characterised by its lustrous white colour and great malleability and ductility, and is a chemical element of the transition series, atomic no. 47 (symbol Ag); silver.
a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures, capable of a high polish, and used as an alloy in tinfoils, solders, utensils, type metals, superconducting magnets, etc. and in making plates; tin.