(n) Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951), Syn. Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov, Anatoli Karpov
n. [ Gr. &unr_; rice straw + -lite: cf. F. carpholithe. ] (Min.) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]