sparse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /spɑːɹs/ (US)
- /spɑːs/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sparsus.
Meanings
-
Having widely spaced intervals.
a sparse array, index, or matrix
The Leicester to Grimsby service will become hourly throughout (with some extensions to Cleethorpes as at present), while a new hourly Peterborough to Doncaster service via Spalding, Sleaford and Lincoln will join up two routes with a sparse service at present.
2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 58:
- Not dense; meager; scanty
- Having few nonzero elements
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparsest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sparser | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sparsen · ultrasparse · unsparse · sparsistent · sparseness · sparse array · sparsity · sparsification · nonsparse · sparsely · sparsistency · sparsify · sparse table
Relateds
Synonyms
thin · spread out (having widely spaced intervals) · paltry · insufficient (meager)
Translations (72)
hu ritka (having widely spaced intervals) · he דליל (having widely spaced intervals) · ca clar (not dense; meager) · sh рије́дак (having widely spaced intervals) · sq imët (not dense; meager) · it spargolo (having widely spaced intervals) · ka მეჩხერი (not dense; meager) · de spärlich (not dense; meager) · vi thưa (not dense; meager) · fr clairsemé (having widely spaced intervals) · ar ضَئِيل (not dense; meager) · nl dun (not dense; meager) · az seyrək (not dense; meager) · cs řídký (not dense; meager) · az seyrək (having widely spaced intervals) · hu ritkás (having widely spaced intervals) · nl verspreid (having widely spaced intervals) · ro rar (not dense; meager) · as তাকৰীয়া (having widely spaced intervals) · et hõre (having widely spaced intervals) · izh harva (not dense; meager) · be рэ́дкі (having widely spaced intervals) · sh rijédak (having widely spaced intervals) · nl schaars (not dense; meager) · ca espars (having widely spaced intervals) · ba һирәк (not dense; meager) · as সেৰেঙা (not dense; meager) · uk рідки́й (having widely spaced intervals) · hu szórványos (having widely spaced intervals) · pt ralo (not dense; meager) · vi thưa thớt (not dense; meager) · ca dispers (having widely spaced intervals) · cu рѣдъкъ (having widely spaced intervals) · ga tearc (not dense; meager) · sq shpërndarë (having widely spaced intervals) · fr épars (having widely spaced intervals) · de dünn (not dense; meager) · hu gyér (not dense; meager) · bg ря́дък (having widely spaced intervals) · sv gles (having widely spaced intervals) · ka თხელი (not dense; meager) · ca escàs (not dense; meager) · cmn 稀疏 (having widely spaced intervals) · cmn 寥寥 (having widely spaced intervals) · es disperso (having widely spaced intervals) · ka მწირი (not dense; meager) · sh ре́дак (having widely spaced intervals) · fi harva (not dense; meager) · fi harva (having widely spaced intervals) · de spärlich (having widely spaced intervals) · ru ре́дкий (having widely spaced intervals) · sq rralluar (not dense; meager) · mk штур (not dense; meager) · hi विरल (not dense; meager) · nl mager (not dense; meager) · pt esparso (having widely spaced intervals) · mk редок (having widely spaced intervals) · ang spær (not dense; meager) · ru разрежённый (having few nonzero elements) · af yl (not dense; meager) · af yl (having widely spaced intervals) · ru ре́дкий (not dense; meager) · pt disperso (having widely spaced intervals) · hi विरल (having widely spaced intervals) · ka მეჩხერი (having widely spaced intervals) · sh rédak (having widely spaced intervals) · cs řídký (having widely spaced intervals) · sk riedky (having widely spaced intervals) · pl rzadki (having widely spaced intervals) · pdt denn (not dense; meager) · it sparso (having widely spaced intervals) · ba һирәк (having widely spaced intervals)