apophyse
French, noun\a.pɔ.fiz\
apophyse is a French feminine noun meaning “apophysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie saillante d’un os”.
What does apophyse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapophysis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie saillante d’un os. 2. Épine, protubérance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apophyse
- apophyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apophyse?
- \a.pɔ.fiz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apophyse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apophyse in French?
apophyse appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).