muscovite

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « relatif à Moscou ou à la Moscovie » (la Russie historique). De nos jours, il est archaïque et rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'of or relating to Moscow or Muscovy' (historical Russia). It is now archaic and rarely used in modern English.

1. Relating to MoscowC1formal

   Of or relating to the city of Moscow or its inhabitants.

   Relatif à Moscou

   • The Muscovite architecture is famous for its colorful domes.
   • She studied the history of the Muscovite region.
   • Muscovite traditions are celebrated during the winter festival.

• Nom désignant un minéral incolore ou brun pâle du groupe des micas, constitué de silicate d'aluminium et de potassium, que l'on trouve couramment dans les roches ignées et métamorphiques.

A noun referring to a colorless or pale brown mineral of the mica group, composed of potassium aluminum silicate, commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

1. Mica mineralC1formalscientific

   A common, colorless or pale brown mineral of the mica group, composed of potassium aluminum silicate, known for its perfect basal cleavage.

   Muscovite

   • Muscovite is often used as an electrical insulator in electronic components.
   • The rock sample contained large, transparent sheets of muscovite.
   • Geologists identified the mineral as muscovite due to its characteristic cleavage.