sphene

S1P3H4E1N1E1
/sfiːn/

noun

titanite

OriginFrench sphène ← Ancient Greek σφήν →
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Meanings

nounsphene (countable and uncountable, plural sphenes)

plural sphenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistrytitanite

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσφήν“wedge”
  2. Frenchsphène
  3. Englishsphene

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sphene

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sphene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphene

MLA

“sphene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphene.

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