μαρμαρυγή — meaning in English

English meaning

• glint noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
• shimmer verb To shine with a soft, faint, flickering light.

Senses

μαρμαρυγή is used for these senses in English:

• fibrillation The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.
• glint A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
• shimmer A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.

glint — full definition

1. noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
2. verb To flash or gleam briefly.

shimmer — full definition

1. verb To shine with a soft, faint, flickering light.
2. noun A faint, wavering gleam of light.

Related Greek words