SPHEN-

Meaning of SPHEN- in English

var. of spheno- before a vowel: sphenic.

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SPHEN- — combining form or spheno- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sphēn-, sphēno-, from sphēn — more at spoon 1. : wedge …
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SPHENOPSID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek sphēn wedge + New Latin -opsis Date: 1957 any of a class or division (Sphenopsida …
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SPHENOID — I. adjective or ~al Etymology: New Latin ~es, from Greek sphēnoeidēs wedge-shaped, from sphēn wedge Date: 1732 of, relating to, …
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SPHENE — noun Etymology: French sphène, from Greek sphēn wedge Date: 1815 a mineral that is a silicate of calcium and titanium …
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SPHENO- — combining form see sphen-
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SPOON — I. ˈspün sometimes ˈspu̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spone, spoon, from Old English spōn; akin to Old …
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SPHENOTURBINAL — I. |sfē(ˌ)nō+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + turbinal : of, relating to, constituting, or situated near a pair of small curved …
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SPHENOTIC — I. (ˈ)sfē|nōd.ik, -näd.- adjective Etymology: sphen- + -otic : of, relating to, or being an element of the skull of …
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SPHENOPALATINE — I. “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphen- + palatine : of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the …
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SPHENOID — I. ˈsfēˌnȯid adjective also sphe·noi·dal (ˈ)sfē|nȯid ə l Etymology: sphenoid, from New Latin sphenoides, from Greek sphēnoeidēs wedge-shaped, from sphēn …
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-OTIC — I. |äd.]ik, |ät], ]ēk adjective suffix Etymology: Greek -ōtikos, from -ōtos, suffix used to form adjectives derived from certain verbs …
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ZYGOSPHENE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsfēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: zyg- + Greek sphēn wedge — more at spoon : a median process on …
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SPHENOSQUAMOSAL — |sfē(ˌ)nō+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + squamosal : of, relating to, lying between or distributed to the sphenoid and temporal bones …
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SPHENOPTERIS — -ptərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -pteris : a form genus of Paleozoic fossil plants (order …
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SPHENOPSIDA — -psədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -opsis + -ida : a subdivison of Tracheophyta comprising …
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SPHENOPHYLLUM — ˌsfēnəˈfiləm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -phyllum : a genus of Paleozoic fossil plants that are …
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SPHENOPHORUS — sfēˈnäfərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -phorus : a genus of weevils whose larvae bore in …
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SPHENOPARIETAL — |sfē(ˌ)nō+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + parietal : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the region of the sphenoid …
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SPHENOMAXILLARY — “+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + maxillary : of, relating to, or joining the sphenoid bone and the upper jaw
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SPHENOMANDIBULAR — |sfē(ˌ)nō+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + mandibular : of, relating to, or joining the sphenoid bone and the lower jaw
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SPHENOLITH — ˈsfēn ə lˌith, -fen- noun ( -s ) Etymology: sphen- + -lith : a wedge-shaped intrusive mass of igneous rock
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SPHENOGRAPHY — sfə̇ˈnägrəfē noun ( -es ) Etymology: sphen- + -graphy : the art of writing in or deciphering cuneiform characters
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SPHENOGRAM — ˈsfēnəˌgram, -fen- noun Etymology: sphen- + -gram : a cuneiform character (as in an inscription)
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SPHENOFRONTAL — |sfē(ˌ)nō+ adjective Etymology: sphen- + frontal : of, relating to, lying between, or distributed to the sphenoid and frontal bones …
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SPHENODON — ˈsfēnəˌdän, -fen- noun Etymology: New Latin, from sphen- + -odon 1. capitalized : a genus of reptiles comprising the tuatara, …
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SPHENOCEPHALIA — ˌsfēnəsə̇ˈfālyə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sphēnokephalos having a wedge-shaped head (from sphēn- sphen- + -kephalos …
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SPHENOBASILAR — adjective also sphe·no·basilic |sfē(ˌ)nō+ Etymology: sphenobasilar, from New Latin sphenobasilaris, from sphen- + basilaris basilar, irregular from Latin basis base …
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DIPLOSPHENE — ˈdiplōˌsfēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: dipl- + Greek sphēn wedge — more at sphen- : hyposphene
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SPHENODON — /sfee"neuh don', sfen"euh-/ , n. tuatara. [ 1875-80; Sphaenodon ), equiv. to Gk sphen- SPHEN- + -odon -toothed (see -ODONT) …
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SPHENO- — a combining form meaning "wedge," used in the formation of compound words: sphenography. Also, esp. before a vowel, sphen- . …
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SPHENODON — [sphen.odon] n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk sphen wedge + odon, odous tooth--more at tooth] (1878): tuatara -- sphen.odont adj
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