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Definitions for calcar
ˈkæl kɑr; kælˈkɛər i əcal·car
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Wiktionary
calcarnoun
A small oven or furnace
calcarnoun
A spur-like projection
Webster Dictionary
Calcarnoun
a kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit
Calcarnoun
a hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla
Calcarnoun
a slender bony process from the ankle joint of bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the web, in flight
Calcarnoun
a spur, or spurlike prominence
Calcarnoun
a curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or ergot
Etymology: [L., a spur, as worn on the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the heel.]
Wikidata
Calcar
The calcar, also known as the calcaneum, is the name given to a spur of cartilage arising from inner side of ankle and running along part of outer interfemoral membrane in bats, this is to help spread the interfemoral membrane, which is part of the wing membrane between the tail and the hind legs. This membrane can form a basket or pouch to help catch and hold insects captured in flight. The oldest known ancestor to present day bats, Icaronycteris index, apparently did not have a calcar or spur as evidenced by fossil remains. Calcar also refers to the dense, vertically orientated bone present in the posteroemedial region of the femoral shaft superior to the lesser trochanter of the femur.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Calcar
kal′kar, n. (bot.) a spur or spur-like projection, esp. from the base of a petal: (anat.) an eminence in the lateral ventricles of the brain, the hippocampus minor or calcar avis.—adjs. Cal′carate; Calcar′iform; Cal′carine. [L., a spur—calx, calcis, the heel.]
Calcar
kal′kar, n. an oven or furnace for calcining the materials of frit before melting—also Fritting-furnace: an arch or oven for annealing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of calcar in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of calcar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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