Occurrence vs Glimmer - What's the difference?
occurrence | glimmer | Related terms |
Actual instance where a situation arises.
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A flash of light.
A faint or remote possibility.
(mineralogy, dated) mica
To shine with a faint unsteady light.
* Shakespeare
(literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
:: The tinsel of wealth
mica
:: Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves
Occurrence is a related term of glimmer.
As nouns the difference between occurrence and glimmer
is that occurrence is actual instance where a situation arises while glimmer is mica.occurrence
English
Noun
(en noun)Unspontaneous combustion, passage=Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.}}
Usage notes
* This word is often misspelled occurence'', ''occurrance'' or ''occurance .glimmer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A glimmer of hope.
Synonyms
* (flash of light) sparkleVerb
(en verb)- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering''' dawn; a '''glimmering lamp
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
Synonyms
* (shine with faint unsteady light) flicker, shimmerNoun
(uncountable ) glimmer' (m) - ' glimmeren (singular definite)- Rikdommens glimmer
- Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.