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mimic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mimicker |
| Type of | imitator, impersonator |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | mime |
the mimic warfare of the opera stage.
Examples of mimic
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In 2008, Leonhardt and his team showed how to mimic an event horizon in the lab.
From the newscientist.com
In fact, Surlykke and her colleagues are helping develop robots that mimic bats.
From the foxnews.com
Deckorators offers a line of glass post caps that mimic timeless Tiffany styles.
From the sfgate.com
Sushi chefs around town mimic this pairing, but no one does it better than Gari.
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On one of the ISS trusses, they will mimic repairing a shuttle heat shield tile.
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Relocating his strength as a mimic, he played seven characters, all brilliantly.
From the time.com
The fetus will begin to mimic breathing by pushing up the diaphragm up and down.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Gebhardt's research process works by trying to mimic the galaxy on the computer.
From the sciencedaily.com
That may be down to our mirror neurons, which are known to mimic others'actions.
From the newscientist.com
- Constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
- Imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
- Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
- MIMIC, known in capitalized form only, is a former simulation computer language developed 1964 by H. E. Petersen, F. J. Sansom and L. M. Warshawsky of Systems Engineering Group within the Air Force Materiel Command at the Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, USA. ...
- Mimicry is the similarity of one species to another which protects one or both. This similarity can be in appearance, behaviour, sound, scent and even location, with the mimics found in similar places to their models.
- The Danaid Eggfly or Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly. It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry. Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. ...
- Mimic (Calvin Montgomery Rankin) is a Marvel Comics fictional character who was briefly a member of the X-Men in the 1960s. He was then the first character to be added to the team after the original line-up and the first X-Man who was not a mutant.
- In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the mimic is a type of fictional monster for player characters to encounter. It is portrayed as being able to change its shape to disguise its body as an inanimate object, commonly a chest. ...
- An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating another person's voice and mannerisms.
