sphène
See also: sphene
French edit
Etymology edit
Coined by René Just Haüy in 1801, Traité de minéralogie vol. 3 p. 114, after Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sphène m (plural sphènes)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “sphène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.