FELDSPAR


Meaning of FELDSPAR in English

n. (also felspar) Mineral. any of a group of aluminium silicates of potassium, sodium, or calcium, which are the most abundant minerals in the earth's crust.

Derivatives:

feldspathic adj. feldspathoid n.

Etymology: G Feldspat, -spath f. Feld FIELD + Spat, Spath SPAR(3): felspar by false assoc. with G Fels rock

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.