spar

Examples

• All

• A lattice of spars, struts, and solar arrays gradually resolved out of the darkness, and several spacesuited workers could be seen moving about as they attended to one of the station's giant microwave antennas.

  Fiction book (1999)

• One of the most promising of these is shell/spar construction.

  Academic text (1995)

• One candidate for the row 1 vane might consider the use of two layers of sheet material diffusion-bonded to a hollow cast spar.

  Academic text (1995)

• The geologist explained how spar minerals can be identified by their light color and cleavage characteristics.

• In the museum, a stunning display showcased various types of spar, including calcite and feldspar.

Compounds

B

bitter spar

• Specialized

9.9

A pale mineral containing calcium and magnesium that people use to make ceramics, get magnesium and improve soil

G

Greenland spar

• Specialized

9.9

A white or clear mineral used to get fluorine

H

heavy spar

• Specialized

9.9

A white mineral mined to get the metal barium

I

Iceland spar

• Specialized

9.9

A clear mineral crystal that splits light into two rays that people use in optical experiments

S

spar buoy

• Specialized

8.8

A tall floating pole in the sea that marks locations or hazards

Z

zinc spar

• Specialized

9.9

A pale mineral often mined to make the metal zinc

Surface Forms

Etymology