sphène

See also: sphene

French

Etymology

Coined by René Just Haüy in 1801, Traité de minéralogie vol. 3 p. 114, after Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfɛn/

Noun

sphène m (plural sphènes)

  1. (mineralogy) sphene

Descendants

  • → English: sphene
  • → Romanian: sfen

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