calc-spar

or calc·spar

[ kalk-spahr ]

/ ˈkælkˌspɑr /

noun

calcite.

Origin of calc-spar

1815–25; <Swedish kalkspat calc-spar; t>r by association with spar³; see calc-

Words nearby calc-spar

calciuria, calcodynia, calcospherite, calcrete, calc-sinter, calc-spar, calc-tufa, calculable, calculate, calculated, calculated risk

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Example sentences from the Web for calc-spar

It is harder than gypsum, but not so hard as calc-spar; flexible and elastic; spec.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
It is considered by Dr. Feussner to be the most perfect prism capable of being prepared from calc-spar.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.|Various
Its beds are from one to two feet thick, and much intersected by small veins of calc-spar.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea|John Franklin
Calc-spar will not supply the place of flint, nor lead the place of steel, in the production of fire by collision.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

In calc-spar, as just stated, the ordinary ray is the most refracted.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for calc-spar

calcspar

/ (ˈkælkˌspɑː) /

noun

another name for calcite

Word Origin for calcspar

C19: partial translation of Swedish kalkspat, from kalk lime (ultimately from Latin calx) + spat spar ³

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单词	calc-spar
释义	calc-spar or calc·spar [ kalk-spahr ] / ˈkælkˌspɑr / noun calcite. Origin of calc-spar 1815–25; <Swedish kalkspat calc-spar; t>r by association with spar³; see calc- Words nearby calc-spar calciuria, calcodynia, calcospherite, calcrete, calc-sinter, calc-spar, calc-tufa, calculable, calculate, calculated, calculated risk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calc-spar It is harder than gypsum, but not so hard as calc-spar; flexible and elastic; spec. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure It is considered by Dr. Feussner to be the most perfect prism capable of being prepared from calc-spar. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.\|Various Its beds are from one to two feet thick, and much intersected by small veins of calc-spar. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea\|John Franklin Calc-spar will not supply the place of flint, nor lead the place of steel, in the production of fire by collision. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall In calc-spar, as just stated, the ordinary ray is the most refracted. Six Lectures on Light\|John Tyndall British Dictionary definitions for calc-spar calcspar / (ˈkælkˌspɑː) / noun another name for calcite Word Origin for calcspar C19: partial translation of Swedish kalkspat, from kalk lime (ultimately from Latin calx) + spat spar ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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