"sphène" meaning in French

See sphène in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sfɛn/ Forms: sphènes [plural]
Etymology: Coined by René Just Haüy in 1801, Traité de minéralogie vol. 3 p. 114, after Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|grc|σφήν|t=wedge}} Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sphène m (plural sphènes)
  1. (mineralogy) sphene Wikipedia link: René Just Haüy Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mineralogy

Inflected forms

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