Definitions for feldspar

feldspar feld·spar

Spelling: [feld-spahr, fel-]
IPA: /ˈfɛldˌspɑr, ˈfɛl-/

Feldspar is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 396 anagrams from letters in feldspar (adeflprs).

Definitions for feldspar

noun

  1. any of a group of 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.

Origin of feldspar

1750-60; feld- (German: field) + spar3; replacing feldspath German (Feld field + Spath spar)

Examples for feldspar

Granite is an instance; composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica.

Clay is a product of the natural disintegration of feldspar.

Vitrification or densification is due to the feldspar or fusible sand.

feldspar as an abrasive is used mainly in scouring soaps and window-wash.

When flint and feldspar are used, they are ground fine at the quarry.

Granite is made of quartz, mica, and feldspar, as has been said before.

With quartz, then, feldspar is of great importance in the forming of soil.

feldspar is always crystalline, but good crystals are not common.

According to the color of the feldspar the rock may be red, or pink, or gray.

I do hope I 'll get one with feldspar in it, or something nice and interesting.

Word Value for feldspar
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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