Flint

Flint
I. biographical name Austin: father 1812-1886 & son 1836-1915 American physicians II. geographical name 1. river 265 miles (426 kilometers) W Georgia flowing S & SW into Lake Seminole 2. city SE central Michigan NNW of Detroit population 124,943 3. (or Flintshire) administrative area of NE Wales area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers)

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  • Flint — (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, [ [http://webmineral.com/data/Quartz.shtml General Quartz Information] Webmineral.com (page contains java applets depicting 3d molecular structure)] [… …   Wikipedia

  • Flint — bezeichnet: Feuerstein, eine Gesteinsart Flintglas, eine Glassorte Flint Group, ein Industrieunternehmen Flint (Automarke), eine US amerikanische Automobilmarke Flint – Der Zeitdetektiv, ein Anime Captain Flint, eine Literaturfigur Flint ist der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Flint — Flint, n. [AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint; cf. OHG. flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh. akin to Gr. ? brick. Cf. {Plinth}.] 1. (Min.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flint — /flint/, n. 1. Austin, 1812 86, U.S. physician: founder of Bellevue and Buffalo medical colleges. 2. his son Austin, 1836 1915, U.S. physiologist and physician. 3. a city in SE Michigan. 159,611. 4. Flintshire. * * * City (pop., 2000: 124,943),… …   Universalium

  • flint — glass [ flintglas ] n. m. inv. ou flint [ flint ] n. m. • 1764, 1855; angl. flint « silex » et glass « verre » ♦ Opt. Verre à base de plomb, très dispersif, utilisé en optique. ● flint ou flint glass nom masculin ( …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • flint — s.n. Varietate de silice. ♢ Sticlă flint = sticlă optică cu indice de refracţie relativ mare, fabricată dintr un amestec de silicaţi de plumb şi de potasiu. – Din germ. Flint, engl. flint. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  flint …   Dicționar Român

  • flint´i|ly — flint|y «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …   Useful english dictionary

  • flint|y — «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …   Useful english dictionary

  • flint — sb., en, i sms. flint el. flinte , fx flint(e)bøsse, flint(e)lås, flint(e)redskab, dog flint i flintglas, flinthård og flintlag; fare i flint …   Dansk ordbog

  • flint — ou flint glass (flint ou flint glas ) s. m. Verre en cristal servant avec le crown glass à faire les lentilles achromatiques des microscopes ; il est constitué par 3 atomes de quadrisilicate de plomb et 2 atomes de quadrisilicate de potasse.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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