BRITTLE MICA

Meaning of BRITTLE MICA in English

any member of a group of silicate minerals related to clintonite (q.v.).

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

BRITTLE MICA — noun : a mineral of the clintonite group
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICA — n 1. crumb (= small piece of bread, cake, etc., rubbed or broken off); 2. [Mineral.] mica
Interlingua English vocab
MICA — ~
English interlingue dictionary
BRITTLE — fragil, fractíbil
English interlingue dictionary
MICA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, grain, crumb; perhaps akin to Greek mikros small Date: 1777 any of various colored …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRITTLE — I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English britil; akin to Old English brēotan to break, Old Norse brjōta Date: 14th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MICA — I Any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum A very abundant variety of mica is muscovite ; two other …
Английский словарь Британика
BRITTLE — I. ˈbrid. ə l, -it ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English britil; akin to Old English brēotan to break, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICA — ˈmīkə noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: New Latin (probably influenced by Latin micare to flash, sparkle), from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICA — (n.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very …
Английский словарь Webster
BRITTLE — (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Английский словарь Webster
MICA — ( n. ) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRITTLE — ( a. ) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MICA — — micalike , adj. /muy"keuh/ , n. any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRITTLE — — brittleness , n. /brit"l/ , adj., brittler, brittlest , n. , v. , brittled, brittling . adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MICA — n. any of a group of minerals which easily split into thin leaves and are often transparent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRITTLE — adj. friable; fragile, breakable; sensitive
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRITTLE — I. ˈbri-t ə l adjective ( brit·tler ˈbrit-lər, ˈbri-t ə l-ər ; brit·tlest -ləst, -t ə l-əst) Etymology: Middle English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MICA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, grain, crumb; perhaps akin to Greek mikros small Date: 1777 : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MICA — noun the name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very …
Webster English vocab
BRITTLE — adj easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Webster English vocab
MICA — [ 'mʌɪkə ] ■ noun a silicate mineral found as minute shiny scales in granite and other rocks. Derivatives ~ceous …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BRITTLE — ■ adjective 1》 hard but liable to break easily. 2》 (of a voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MICA — [mi.ca] n [NL, fr. L, grain, crumb; perh. akin to Gk mikros small] (1777): any of various colored or transparent …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRITTLE — [brit.tle] adj brit.tler ; brit.tlest [ME britil; akin to OE breotan to break, ON brjota] (14c) 1 a: easily broken, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MICA — any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals. It is a type of phyllosilicate, exhibiting a two-dimensional sheet …
Britannica English vocabulary
MICA — mica BrE AmE ˈmaɪk ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRITTLE — brittl|e BrE AmE ˈbrɪt ə l AmE ˈbrɪt̬ ə l ▷ brittl|er ə AmE ə r ▷ brittl|eness nəs nɪs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MICA — / ˈmaɪkə; NAmE / noun [ U ] a clear mineral that splits easily into thin flat layers and is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRITTLE — / ˈbrɪtl; NAmE / adjective 1. hard but easily broken : brittle bones / nails 2. a brittle mood or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MICA — mi ‧ ca /ˈmaɪkə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'grain, crumb' ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRITTLE — brit ‧ tle /ˈbrɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: gebryttan 'to break into …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MICA — n. any of a group of silicate minerals with a layered structure, esp. muscovite. ømica-schist (or slate) a fissile rock …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRITTLE — adj. & n. --adj. hard and fragile; apt to break. --n. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MICA — n. any of a group of silicate minerals with a layered structure, esp. muscovite. mica-schist (or slate) a fissile rock …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRITTLE — adj. & n. adj. hard and fragile; apt to break. n. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MICA — n. any of a group of silicate minerals with a layered structure, esp. muscovite. Phrases and idioms: mica-schist (or slate) …
Oxford English vocab
BRITTLE — adj. & n. --adj. hard and fragile; apt to break. --n. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted …
Oxford English vocab
MICA — ( micas) Mica is a hard mineral which is found as small flat crystals in rocks. It has a great …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRITTLE — 1. An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks. ...the dry, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MICA — (~s) Mica is a hard mineral which is found as small flat crystals in rocks. It has a great resistance …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MICA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Finely divided particles of reduced iron, mica and lead minerals can all act as low …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRITTLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bone ▪ Osteoporosis Otherwise known as brittle bone disease, osteoporosis is a major cause …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRITTLE — [adjective] - delicate and easily brokenAs you get older your bones become increasingly brittle.The pond was covered in a brittle …
Cambridge English vocab
MICA — n. black mica potash mica common mica
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MICA — n. Any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals that exhibit a two-dimensional sheet, or layer, structure. A …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BRITTLE — Synonyms and related words : atrophied, breakable, brittle as glass, capricious, changeable, cheap-jack, cobwebby, corruptible, crackable, crisp, crispy, crumbly, crump, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRITTLE — adj. Brittle is used with these nouns: ↑ bone , ↑ nail , ↑ stem
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BRITTLE — adj. 25B6; adjective glass is a brittle material : BREAKABLE, fragile, delicate; splintery; formal frangible. a brittle laugh : HARSH, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRITTLE — < jargon > Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BRITTLE — adj. 1 fragile, frangible, breakable; friable My fingernails become brittle in the cold and break easily 2 frail, weak, delicate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BRITTLE — Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor …
Jargon File English vocabulary
MICA — сущ. слюда (минералогия) слюда mica слюда ~ attr. слюдяной
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRITTLE — прил. ломкий, хрупкий Syn : fragile ореховые леденцы в форме плиток хрупкий, ломкий раздраженный, нервный - * tone раздраженный тон …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRITTLE — brittle.ogg 1. ʹbrıtl n ореховые леденцы в форме плиток 2. ʹbrıtl a 1. хрупкий, ломкий 2. раздражённый, нервный brittle tone …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MICA — слюда - built-up mica - capacitor mica - commutator mica - hot-molded mica - muscovite mica - plate mica - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MICA — слюда - built-up mica - capacitor mica - commutator mica - hot-molded mica - muscovite mica - plate mica - potash mica - reconstructed mica - sheet mica - shell …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MICA — 1) слюда 2) слюдяной 3) слюдяный • metallized mica capacitor — тех. конденсатор типа "стабиль" - black mica - built-up mica - mica capacitor - mica insulation - mica …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BRITTLE — 1. ʹbrıtl n ореховые леденцы в форме плиток 2. ʹbrıtl a 1. хрупкий, ломкий 2. раздражённый, нервный brittle tone - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MICA — слюда - potash mica
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
BRITTLE — хрупкий; ломкий; непрочный brittle at blue heat — синеломкий
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
MICA — сущ. слюда (минералогия) слюда mica слюда ~ attr. слюдяной
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRITTLE — прил. ломкий, хрупкий Syn : fragile ореховые леденцы в форме плиток хрупкий, ломкий раздраженный, нервный - * tone раздраженный тон …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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