- looming
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. rising, appearing, emerging; see imminent .
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Looming — (deutsch Schöpfung) ist die älteste und bedeutendste Literaturzeitschrift Estlands. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Literaturzeitschrift 2 Chefredakteure 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Looming — is a term found in the study of Perception, as it relates directly to Psychology. Looming refers to the rapid expansion in the size of any given object, so that its image becomes increasingly large on the perceiver s retina. In other words, when… … Wikipedia
Looming — Loom ing, n. The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See {Mirage}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Looming — (engl., spr. lūming), Kimmung, Luftspiegelung (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
looming — index forthcoming, future, imminent, inevitable, instant, pending (imminent), prospective Burton s Le … Law dictionary
Looming — Loom Loom (l[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loomed} (l[=oo]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Looming}.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma; akin to AS. le[ o]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looming — Mirage Mi rage , n. [F., fr. mirer to look at carefully, to aim, se mirer to look at one s self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. mirare to look at. See {Mirror}.] An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looming — adj. Looming is used with these nouns: ↑crisis, ↑disaster, ↑recession, ↑shortage, ↑showdown, ↑spectre … Collocations dictionary
looming — /looh ming/, n. a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions. [1620 30; LOOM2 + ING1] * * * … Universalium
looming — Synonyms and related words: about to be, already in sight, approaching, at hand, brewing, close, close at hand, coming, fata morgana, forthcoming, future, gathering, going to happen, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, in danger imminent,… … Moby Thesaurus
