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Definition of Sparry
1. a. Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
Definition of Sparry
1. Adjective. abundant with spar (the mineral) ¹
2. Adjective. resembling spar (the mineral) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sparry
1. resembling spar (a lustrous mineral) [adj -RIER, -RIEST]
Medical Definition of Sparry
1.
Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparry
Literary usage of Sparry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manufacture of Iron, in All Its Various Branches: Including a by Frederick Overman (1854)
"sparry carbonate belongs to the primitive formation, forming vast veins and layers
in gneiss and primitive slate and limestone ; it is associated with ..."
2. The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author by John Playfair (1822)
"In general, they have a sparry structure, very different from that of the original
... Though sparry, they are often foliated, and preserve their animal, ..."
3. The Manufacture of Iron, in All Its Various Branches by Frederick Overman (1850)
"sparry carbonate belongs to the primitive formation, forming vast veins and layers
in gneiss and primitive slate and limestone ; it is associated with ..."
4. Retrospect of Philosophical, Mechanical, Chemical, and Agricultural Discoveries (1810)
"THESE two gentlemen have engaged in a dispute on the subject of sparry iron ore.
... in which he stated, that the fusibility of sparry iron ore could not be ..."
5. The Iron Manufacturer's Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of by J. Peter Lesley, American Iron and Steel Association (1859)
"sparry iron ore often contains magnesia, as it often contains lime. ... is very
great.4 Thompson gives under magnesia carbonate of iron the sparry ore of ..."
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