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Glimmer

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See also: glimmer

German

Etymology

From glimmen + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪmɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Glim‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ɪmɐ

Noun

Glimmer m (strong, genitive Glimmers, plural Glimmer)

  1. (mineralogy) mica
    • 1953 July 16, “250 Tonnen Glimmer jährlich aus Kärnten [250 tons of mica yearly from Carinthia]”, in Rieder Volkszeitung, year 63, number 29, Ried im Innkreis, page 19:
      Der Glimmmer dient bekanntlich zur Erzeugung von Christbaumschmuck und wird auch als Rohstoff in der Brokatindustrie verwendet.
      The mica, as is known, is used towards making Christmas tree ornaments and is also used as raw material in the brocade industry.

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Further reading

  • Glimmer” in Duden online
  • Glimmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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