- feld·spar
- /ˈfɛldˌspɑɚ/ noun [noncount]: a very common type of mineral
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feld|spar — «FEHLD SPAHR, FEHL », noun. any one of several crystalline minerals composed of silicate of aluminum, combined with potassium, sodium, calcium, and barium. Feldspars are found in igneous rocks and are the most abundant minerals near the surface… … Useful english dictionary
spar — calc·spar; feld·spar; fel·spar; fluor·spar; re·spar; spar·a·ble; spar·a·gus; spar; spar·er; spar·ga·ni·a·ce·ae; spar·ga·ni·a·sis; spar·ga·nid; spar·ga·ni·um; spar·ga·no·sis; spar·ga·num; spar·hawk; spar·i·dae; spar·ing·ly; spar·ing·ness;… … English syllables
feld — bie·le·feld; feld·sher; feld·spar; feld·spath·ic; feld·spath·iza·tion; feld·spath·ize; feld·spath·oid; kre·feld; schwenk·feld·er; schwenk·feld·ian; feld·spath; feld·spath·oi·dal; feld·spath·ose; … English syllables
feldspar — feld·spar … English syllables
feldspar — feld•spar [[t]ˈfɛldˌspɑr, ˈfɛl [/t]] also felspar n. mir any of a group of crystalline minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important… … From formal English to slang
feldspar — feld|spar [ fel,spar ] noun uncount a type of hard pale stone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feldspar — feld|spar [ˈfeldspa: US a:r] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : German; Origin: feldspath, from feld field + spath type of mineral] a type of grey or white mineral … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feldspar — Feld spar , Feldspath Feld spath , n. [G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.) A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case, baryta.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feldspath — Feldspar Feld spar , Feldspath Feld spath , n. [G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.) A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feldspar — [feld′spär΄] n. [altered < Ger feldspath (now feldspat) < feld, FIELD + spath, spar < IE base * spe , long, flat board > SPOON, SPADE1] any of several light colored, hard, glassy, monoclinic or triclinic minerals made up of aluminum… … English World dictionary
