Calcar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calcar is a noun meaning A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.
Meaning
A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.
More Meanings
- (botany, anatomy) A spur-like projection.
Example Sentences
... calcars. When the tail is long (equal to or longer than the length of the hind legs) and calcars are present [...] calcar is absent in all known specimens[…]
... The calcaria are frequently specified in the taxonomy of insects and are [...] a calcar is known as a strigilis. [...] A calcar and sometimes some of the adjacent setae are used for closing the[…]
... a calcar, the apical spine of the inner series must in many of the species be also considered as such, since the appearance of both, and their position as regards the calcaria, are precisely similar. This apical spine of the inner[…]
Word Forms
- calcars
- calcaria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calcinatory, calcine, calctufa, calcarinite, calcifier, limekiln.
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