calcar

¹

[ kal-kahr ]

noun

, Biology.

, plural cal·car·i·a [kal-, kair, -ee-, uh].

1. a spur or spurlike process.

calcar

²

[ kal-kahr ]

noun

, Glassmaking.

, plural cal·car·i·a [kal-, kair, -ee-, uh].

1. a reverberatory furnace for preparing frit.

calcar

/ ˈkælˌkɑː /

noun

1. a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower

calcar

/ kăl′kär′ /

1. A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcar¹

< Latin: spur, equivalent to calc-, stem of calx heel, calx + -ar, shortening of -āre, neuter of -āris -ar ¹

Origin of calcar²

1655–65; < Italian calcara < Late Latin calcāria lime-kiln, equivalent to Latin calc- lime ( chalk ) + -āria -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcar¹

C19: from Latin, from calx heel

Example Sentences

It is also called the calcar, or spur, and is furnished with cilia or bristles at its extremity.

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Tergi sulco longitudinali tenui et aperto: marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.

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Tergi sulco longitudinali admodum tenui et aperto; marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.

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On the pre-axial side of the hallux is the supplemental digit, the prehallux or calcar.

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A reverberatory furnace or calcar, for calcining or fritting the materials; 2.

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