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mica¹

  • /ˈmaɪ.kə/

Rhymes with -aɪkə

noun micas

  1. 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.

Mica²

Where it comes from

From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh).

proper noun Micas

  1. A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: isinglass, fuchsite, phlogopite, diorite, schist, muscovite, tiny, little, micah, mika, diorites, icam, micaiah, schists, lepidolite, vermiculite

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noun hydrous aluminosilicate minerals

Españolmica
한국어운모 unmo
日本語雲母, マイカ maika
中文雲母 /云母 yúnmǔ
हिन्दीअभ्रक abhrak
Portuguêsmica
Françaismica
DeutschGlimmer
Italianomica
Ελληνικάμαρμαρυγίας marmarygías
Românămică
Русскийслюда́ sljudá
עבריתנָצִיץ natsíts

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"mica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mica

Chicago

"mica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mica.

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@misc{mica_2026,
  title = {mica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}