mica en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- mīkə
- /ˈmaɪ.kə/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyk- Proto-Italic *(s)mīkā? Proto-Indo-European *meyk- Proto-Italic *meikā? Latin mīcabor. English mica Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).
Meanings
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(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.
His little eyes glittered like mica discs with curiosity, though he tried to keep up a bit of superciliousness.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 214:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| micas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
micaceous · micanite · micathermic · fluoromica · micaless · micalike · Formica · hydromica · mica-schist
Relateds
phlogopite · paragonite · biotite · muscovite · lepidolite
Translations (54)
tl mika (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · nl glimmer (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · bg слюда (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · cs slída (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ja マイカ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · te అభ్రకము (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · kk слюдалар (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · pt mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ml അഭ്രം (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · pl łyszczyk (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · no glimmer (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · id mika (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · et vilk (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · gd mìoca (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · pa ਅਬਰਕ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · nl mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · fa میکا (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ko 운모 (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · de Glimmer (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · sl sljuda (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · fi kiille (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · mi maeka (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ru слюда́ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ja 雲母 (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · bn অভ্র (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · mns-nor кумыска а̄хвтас (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · it mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · sk sľuda (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · he נָצִיץ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · gu અભ્રક (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · kn ಅಭ್ರಕ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ca mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · th ไมกา (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · gu અબરખ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · es mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · pl mika (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · ro mică (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · el μαρμαρυγίας (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · eo glimo (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · sv glimmer (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · mk ли́скун (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · mr अभ्रक (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · cmn 雲母 /云母 (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · sah сүлүүдэ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · yue 雲母 /云母 (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · chy óova'e (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · lt žėrutis (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · new फिपू (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · hu csillám (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · fr mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · id abrak (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · gl mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · hi अभ्रक (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) · nv tsésǫʼ (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals)