flint

  • 41flint — UK [flɪnt] / US noun Word forms flint : singular flint plural flints 1) a) [uncountable] a hard grey stone that was used in the past for making tools b) [countable] a piece of flint 2) [countable] a small piece of metal used in a cigarette… …

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  • 42flint — flintas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Didelio lūžio rodiklio optinis stiklas, turintis PbO. atitikmenys: angl. flint; optical flint; white flint rus. флинт ryšiai: sinonimas – flintstiklis …

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  • 43flint — 1. noun /flɪnt/ a) A hard, fine grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck. b) A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark. 2. verb /flɪnt/ To furnish or decorate an object with flint …

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  • 44Flint — Ciudad (pob., 2000: 124.943 hab.), en el este del estado de Michigan en EE.UU. Originalmente fue sitio de un establecimiento de intercambio comercial; la ciudad se planificó en 1836 y se convirtió en centro agrícola y de comercio de pieles. En… …

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  • 45Flint — Feuerstein * * * Flịnt 〈m. 1〉 = Feuerstein (1) [engl.] * * * Flịnt [mittelniederl. vlint, ursprünglich = Steinsplitter], der; s, e: svw. ↑ Feuerstein. * * * Flịnt, der; [e]s, e [mniederl. vlint, urspr. = Steinsplitter]: ↑ Feuerstein …

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  • 46flint —    A concretionary form of silica, similar to chert, that occurs in chalk as tabular sheets and layers of irregularly shaped nodules. Being very hard and relatively insoluble, flint tends to stand out from chalk cliffs. Flint rich horizons may… …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 47flint — noun a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk. ↘a piece of flint shaped to form a primitive tool or weapon. ↘a piece of flint used with steel to produce an igniting spark. Origin OE; related …

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  • 48flint — [[t]flɪnt[/t]] n. 1) pet a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous 2) pet a piece of this, esp. as used for striking fire 3) ara a chunk of this used as a primitive tool or as the core from …

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  • 49flint — /flɪnt / (say flint) noun 1. a variety of chert, resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure and less lustrous, and producing conchoidal fractures. 2. a piece of this, especially as used for striking fire. 3. something very hard or obdurate …

  • 50flint — flintstiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. flint glass vok. Flintglas, n rus. флинт, m; флинтглас, m pranc. flint, m; flintglass, m …

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