Mercurial vs Convertible - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) Any of the plants known as mercury.
(astrology) Someone born under the influence of Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the Roman god Mercury, the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty..
* J. Q. Adams
(astrology) Born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and having such characteristics.
Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver.
Having a volatile or lively character; quick-witted, changeable, animated.
* 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury , I:
Able to be converted
(obsolete) Capable of being turned or rotated
* 1635 , Nathanael Carpenter, Geography Delineated Forth in Two Bookes (1.4.77)
Capable of being exchanged or interchanged, reciprocal, interchangeable
* 1843 , '', book 3, ch. VI, ''Two Centuries
(finance) Having the right to be converted into a different security, usually common stock, at the holder's option
A car whose roof can be removed or folded
(finance) A hybrid security that can be converted into stock
A portable computer that can be physically converted between laptop and tablet configurations.
Mercurial is a related term of convertible.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between mercurial and convertible
is that mercurial is (obsolete) any of the plants known as mercury while convertible is (obsolete) capable of being turned or rotated.As nouns the difference between mercurial and convertible
is that mercurial is (obsolete) any of the plants known as mercury while convertible is a car whose roof can be removed or folded.As adjectives the difference between mercurial and convertible
is that mercurial is (often capitalized, see (mercurial)) pertaining to the planet mercury while convertible is able to be converted.mercurial
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- the mercurial wand of commerce
- From the natural Mercurial Briskness of her Temper, a sedentary Life had ever been her Aversion [...].
Derived terms
* mercurial eczema * mercurial glossitis * mercurial ointment * mercurial phosphorus * mercurial pneumatic trough * mercurial rash * mercurial trough * mercurialisation, mercurialization * mercurialise, mercurialize * mercurialism * mercurialist * mercuriality * mercurially * organomercurialconvertible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.
- As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.
