felspar

[ fel-spahr ]

/ ˈfɛlˌspɑr /

noun

feldspar.

Words nearby felspar

felonry, felony, felony murder, felsic, felsite, felspar, felspathic, felt, felt marker, felt side, felt-tip pen

Origin of felspar

< German Fels rock + spar³, by false etymological analysis

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Examples from the Web for felspar

The felspar or China stone furnish the fluxing ingredients for fusing and binding.
Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers|George J. Cox
We had granite again to-day, and fine beds of felspar, pebbles, and rocks.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson
The rock was found by Watson to be gneiss, rich in mica, felspar and garnets.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Trachyte (trachys, rough) is a pale or dark-gray rock, harsh and rough to the touch, in which felspar is the predominant mineral.
Geology|James Geikie

The high translucency of “ivory porcelain” depends on the large proportion of felspar in the body.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for felspar

felspar

/ (ˈfɛlˌspɑː) /

noun

a variant (esp Brit) of feldspar

Derived forms of felspar

felspathic (fɛlˈspæθɪk) or felspathose, adjective

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