glimmer 音标拼音: [gl'ɪmɚ]
n . 一丝光线,微光
vi . 发微光
一丝光线,微光发微光
glimmer n 1 :
a flash of light (
especially reflected light ) [
synonym :
{
gleam }, {
gleaming }, {
glimmer }]
2 :
a slight suggestion or vague understanding ; "
he had no inkling what was about to happen " [
synonym : {
inkling },
{
intimation }, {
glimmering }, {
glimmer }]
v 1 :
shine brightly ,
like a star or a light [
synonym : {
gleam },
{
glimmer }]
Glimmer \
Glim "
mer \,
n .
1 .
A faint ,
unsteady light ;
feeble ,
scattered rays of light ;
also ,
a gleam .
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1913 Webster ]
Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
Mica .
See {
Mica }. --
Woodsward .
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{
Glimmer gowk },
an owl . [
Prov .
Eng .] --
Tennyson .
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Glimmer \
Glim "
mer \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Glimmered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Glimmering }.] [
Akin to G .
glimmer a faint ,
trembling light ,
mica ,
glimmern to glimmer ,
glimmen to shine faintly ,
glow ,
Sw .
glimma ,
Dan .
glimre ,
D .
glimmen ,
glimpen .
See {
Gleam }
a ray ,
and cf . {
Glimpse }.]
To give feeble or scattered rays of light ;
to shine faintly ;
to show a faint ,
unsteady light ;
as ,
the glimmering dawn ;
a glimmering lamp .
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1913 Webster ]
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day . --
Shak .
Syn :
To gleam ;
to glitter .
See {
Gleam }, {
Flash }.
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Mica \
Mi "
ca \,
n . [
L .
mica crumb ,
grain ,
particle ;
cf .
F .
mica .]
(
Min .)
The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage ,
so that they readily separate into very thin leaves ,
more or less elastic .
They differ widely in composition ,
and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black .
The transparent forms are used in lanterns ,
the doors of stoves ,
etc .,
being popularly called {
isinglass }.
Formerly called also {
cat -
silver },
and {
glimmer }.
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The important species of the mica group are :
{
muscovite },
common or potash mica ,
pale brown or green ,
often silvery ,
including {
damourite } (
also called {
hydromica }
and {
muscovy glass }); {
biotite },
iron -
magnesia mica ,
dark brown ,
green ,
or black ;
{
lepidomelane },
iron ,
mica ,
black ; {
phlogopite },
magnesia mica ,
colorless ,
yellow ,
brown ; {
lepidolite },
lithia mica ,
rose -
red ,
lilac .
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Mica (
usually muscovite ,
also biotite )
is an essential constituent of granite ,
gneiss ,
and mica slate ; {
biotite }
is common in many eruptive rocks ;
{
phlogopite }
in crystalline limestone and serpentine .
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{
Mica diorite } (
Min .),
an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (
biotite )
instead of hornblende .
{
Mica powder },
a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica .
{
Mica schist }, {
Mica slate } (
Geol .),
a schistose rock ,
consisting of mica and quartz with ,
usually ,
some feldspar .
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56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
glimmer ":
blink ,
blinking ,
broad hint ,
clue ,
coruscate ,
coruscation ,
cue ,
firefly ,
gentle hint ,
gesture ,
glance ,
gleam ,
glimmering ,
glint ,
glisk ,
glisten ,
glister ,
glitter ,
glittering ,
glowworm ,
hint ,
implication ,
index ,
indication ,
inkling ,
innuendo ,
insinuation ,
intimation ,
kick ,
look ,
nod ,
nudge ,
prompt ,
scent ,
scintilla ,
scintillate ,
scintillation ,
shimmer ,
shimmering ,
sign ,
signal ,
spangle ,
spark ,
sparkle ,
spoor ,
stroboscopic light ,
suggestion ,
suspicion ,
symptom ,
telltale ,
tinsel ,
track ,
twinkle ,
twinkling ,
whisper ,
wink
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