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fel·spar
(fĕl′spär′)n.
Variant of feldspar.
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felspar
(ˈfɛlˌspɑː)n
(Minerals) a variant (esp Brit) of feldspar
felspathic, ˈfelspathˌose adj
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feld•spar
(ˈfɛldˌspɑr, ˈfɛl-)also felspar
n.
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 constituents of igneous rocks.
[1765–75; alter. of feldspath < German (Feld field + Spat(h) spar)]
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Noun | 1. | felspar - any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium atomic number 14, Si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors orthoclase - a white or colored monoclinic feldspar oligoclase, plagioclase - any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks moonstone - a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar spar - any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable |
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felspar
n → Feldspat m
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