Sard is a dark reddish-brown variety of the mineral

chalcedony Chalcedony ( or ) is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic ...

, similar to

carnelian Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semiprecious stone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder and darker; the difference is not rigidly defined, and the two names are often used int ...

. Sard may also refer to: * Sard's lemma, a result in mathematical analysis, named after mathematician Arthur Sard * Anything from, or related to the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...

island of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...

Sardinians Sardinians or Sards are an Italians, Italian ethno-linguistic group and a nation indigenous to Sardinia, an island in the western Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean which is administratively an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special st ...

, a people hailing from the aforementioned island ** Sardinian, a language spoken on Sardinia **

Sardinian literature The literature of Sardinia is the literary production of Sardinian authors, as well as the literary production generally referring to Sardinia as an argument, written in various languages. The beginnings The existence and understanding of ...

** Sardinian music ** Sardinian history **

Sardinian (sheep) The Sarda is an Italian list of sheep breeds, breed of domestic sheep indigenous to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. It is raised throughout the island, in some regions of mainland Italy, and in some other Mediterranean countries, parti ...

Sardis Sardis ( ) or Sardes ( ; Lydian language, Lydian: , romanized: ; ; ) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Persian Lydia (satrapy) ...

, the capital city of the ancient kingdom of Lydia * Sard, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Sard, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Sard, a planet in the

Gradius is a series of shooter ( shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper. ...

video game series Şard may refer to: *Şard (), a village in

Ighiu Ighiu (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Bucerdea Vinoasă (''Borosbocsárd''), Ighiel (''Igenpataka''), Ighiu, Șard (''Sárd''), and Țelna (''Celna''). The commune is l ...

Commune, Alba County, Romania *

Șoarș Șoarș (; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Schursch''; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bărcuț, Felmer, Rodbav, Seliștat, and Șoarș. Each village has a fortified church. Geography The ...

, a commune in Braşov County, Romania * Şardu, a village in Cluj County, Romania * Şapartoc, a village in Mureș County, Romania * Şardu Nirajului, a village in Mureș County, Romania * Şoard, a village in Mureș County, Romania *

Saravale Saravale (colloquially Sarafola; ; or ''Sarafol''; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Saravale. It was part of Sânpetru Mare commune until 2004, when it was split off. Etymology The Hungarian name of ...

, a commune in Timiș County, Romania * Şaroş pe Târnave, in Sibiu County, Romania *

Noroieni Lazuri (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 5,500 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Lazuri has three sister cities: Balkány in Hungary, Chlebnice in Slovakia and Słopnice in Poland. ...

, a village in Satu Mare County, Romania *

Șar River (Cormoș) Șar may refer to the following rivers in Romania: * Șar, a tributary of the Cormoș The Cormoș () is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europ ...

, an affluent of the Cormoş River, Romania *

Șar River (Mureș) Șar may refer to the following rivers in Romania: * Șar, a tributary of the Cormoș The Cormoș () is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europ ...

, an affluent of the Mureş River, Romania *

Sáros county Sáros (- Hungarian, Slovak: ''Šariš'', Latin: ''comitatus Sarossiensis'', German: ''Scharosch'') was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northeastern Slovakia. Today, Šariš is only an in ...

, a former division of the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Slovakia SARD may refer to: *

SARD Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semiprecious stone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder and darker; the difference is not rigidly defined, and the two names are often used int ...

Corporation, a Japanese racing team, and aftermarket automotive-component manufacturer *

Sudden acquired retinal degeneration Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) is a disease in dogs causing sudden blindness. It can occur in any breed, but female dogs may be predisposed. Approximately 4000 cases are seen in the United States annually. Characteristics ...

, a disease in dogs causing sudden blindness * Selective androgen receptor degrader

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