| Subject | English | Greek |
| agric. | high sparse woody vegetation | αραιά ξυλώδης βλάστηση |
| agric. | low sparse woody vegetation | χαμηλή δασώδης βλάστηση |
| agric. | low sparse woody vegetation | αραιή δασώδης βλάστηση |
| comp., MS | sparse array | αραιός πίνακας (An array (arrangement of items) in which many of the entries are identical, commonly zero. It is not possible to define precisely when an array is sparse, but it is clear that at some point, usually when about one-third of the array consists of identical entries, it becomes worthwhile to redefine the array) |