Home › Words › E › elvanelvan/ˈɛlvən/elvan means of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.elvan is pronounced /ˈɛlvən/.EtymologyFrom a Cornish word, perhaps Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire.adjOf or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.e.g.“an elvan course”Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves.nounThe rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.elvanitic 78% match — Of or relating to the mineral elvanite. vs elvan →elvanite 68% match — elvan vs elvan →elmen 61% match — Of or pertaining to an elm tree. vs elvan →capel 60% match — A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes. vs elvan →stannary 60% match — Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall. vs elvan →eluvial 59% match — Of or pertaining to eluvium vs elvan →cornish 59% match — Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England. vs elvan →cornubian 59% match — Cornish or something of or relating to Cornwall. vs elvan →