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calcar
1[ kal-kahr ]
noun
, Biology.
, plural cal·car·i·a [kal-, kair, -ee-, uh].
- a spur or spurlike process.
calcar
2[ kal-kahr ]
noun
, Glassmaking.
, plural cal·car·i·a [kal-, kair, -ee-, uh].
- a reverberatory furnace for preparing frit.
calcar
/ ˈkælˌkɑː /
noun
- a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower
calcar
/ kăl′kär′ /
- A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calcar1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calcar1
C19: from Latin, from calx heel
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Example Sentences
It is also called the calcar, or spur, and is furnished with cilia or bristles at its extremity.
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Tergi sulco longitudinali tenui et aperto: marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.
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Tergi sulco longitudinali admodum tenui et aperto; marginibus basalibus utrinque ad calcar declivibus.
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On the pre-axial side of the hallux is the supplemental digit, the prehallux or calcar.
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A reverberatory furnace or calcar, for calcining or fritting the materials; 2.
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