sparse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sparsus. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /spɑːs/ (US) IPA(key): /spɑːɹs/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)s === Adjective === sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest) Having widely spaced intervals. Not dense; meager; scanty (mathematics) Having few nonzero elements ==== Synonyms ==== (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also Thesaurus:inadequate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sparge ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== thin out === Verb === sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed) (obsolete) To disperse, to scatter. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disperse ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === parses, sarpes, repass, Speras, spaers, Aspers, Serpas, spaser, Spares, prases, Spears, aspers, Arpses, Presas, presas, passer, spears, spares == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspar.se/ Rhymes: -arse Hyphenation: spàr‧se === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== sparse third-person singular past historic of spargere (“to scatter; to spill”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sparse third-person singular past historic of sparire (“to disappear; to get lost”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Participle ==== sparse feminine plural of sparso ==== Adjective ==== sparse feminine plural of sparso === Anagrams === pressa, spersa == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈspar.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈspar.se] === Participle === sparse vocative masculine singular of sparsus == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsparse] === Verb === sparse third-person singular simple perfect indicative of sparge