mica

«mica» in Mova's school dictionary: A mineral found in rocks that splits into very thin… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (mica, micas)

meaning for a pupil

1) A mineral found in rocks that splits into very thin, shiny, see-through sheets. tree →

2) The glittery flakes of this mineral seen in rocks such as granite. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about rocks and minerals, mica is the shiny sparkly part of granite. It is used in some make-up, paints and electrical parts because it does not burn easily. Phrases: flakes of mica, sheets of mica.

examples

• The granite sparkled with flakes of mica. tree →
• Mica splits into thin, see-through layers. tree →
• We found mica in the rock sample. tree →
• Some glittery make-up contains mica. tree →
• Mica does not melt easily, so it is used in heaters. tree →
• The teacher peeled a thin sheet of mica with a knife. tree →
• Mica makes some sand glitter in the sun. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable (some mica); «micas» means different kinds of mica. Said MY-ka. Not the same as quartz or glitter.

In the corpora

• Granite is a speckled igneous rock with big crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica, formed deep underground.
• Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica.
• Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;
• and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mica» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.