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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#m1)

2) The glittery flakes of this mineral seen in rocks such as granite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x1)
- Mica splits into thin, see-through layers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x2)
- We found mica in the rock sample. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x3)
- Some glittery make-up contains mica. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x4)
- Mica does not melt easily, so it is used in heaters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x5)
- The teacher peeled a thin sheet of mica with a knife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x6)
- Mica makes some sand glitter in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle/7/)
- [Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.241/)
- [Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.291/)
- [and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.424/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mica» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mica/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.