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sphène

French, noun/sfɛn/

sphène is a French masculine noun meaning “sphene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Minerai naturel de calcium”.

What does sphène mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesphene

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Minerai naturel de calcium. 2. Espèce minérale cristalline, translucide, de couleur claire ou brune, d’un éclat assez vif.

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 sphène

  • sphènes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sphène?

  • /sfɛn/
  • \sfɛn\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.