looming

looming
index forthcoming, future, imminent, inevitable, instant, pending (imminent), prospective

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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 — 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 Hostel — (Тарту,Эстония) Категория отеля: Адрес: Kastani 38, 50410 Тарту, Эстония …   Каталог отелей

  • Looming in the Gloom — Infobox Album Name = Looming in the Gloom Type = ep Artist = The Gothic Archies Released = Start date|1996|3 Recorded = Genre = Indie pop, gothic rock Length = 9:17 Label = Producer = Reviews = This album = Looming in the Gloom (1996) Next album …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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