"sphene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sfiːn/ Forms: sphenes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: French sphène, coined by René Just Haüy in 1801, Traité de minéralogie vol. 3 p. 114, after Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|sphène}} French sphène, {{der|en|grc|σφήν|t=wedge}} Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sphene (countable and uncountable, plural sphenes)
  1. (mineralogy) titanite Wikipedia link: René Just Haüy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals
    Sense id: en-sphene-en-noun-dgfjiq9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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