mica
Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect…Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
» The mica particles in the stone glistened in the sunlight.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
Glimmer
слюда́sljudá
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
Examples
3 sentencesThe mica particles in the stone glistened in the sunlight.
Mica is sometimes used as the dielectric in high-precision capacitors.
Oooh, look how the river sand sparkles! That's not gold -- it's little flecks of mica in the sand.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).
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Forms
plural: micasSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity:isinglass
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable