Osar

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Osar \O"sar\, n. pl. (Geol.)
     See 3d {Os}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Osar}. [Sw. [*a]s ridge, chain of hills, pl.
     [*a]sar.] (Geol.)
     One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc.,
     supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed
     by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of
     Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See {Eschar}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  os
       n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
       2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that
          is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
          [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
       3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of
          computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating
          system}]
       4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
       5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of
          vertebrates [syn: {bone}]
       [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  osar
       See {os}

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  OSAR
       Optical Storage and Retrieval