Definition of FELDSPAR

feldspar

Meanings

Plural: feldspars

Noun

  • any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
  • Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust.

Origin / Etymology

Partial calque of German Feldspat, formed from Feld (“field”) + Spat (“spar”), the second element replaced with the English cognate spar.

Synonyms

felspar

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 16

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