SPHENE | • sphene n. (Mineralogy) titanite. • SPHENE n. the mineral titanite, occurring as wedge-shaped crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks. |
SPHENES | • sphenes n. Plural of sphene. • SPHENE n. the mineral titanite, occurring as wedge-shaped crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks. |
SPHENIC | • sphenic adj. (Sciences, chiefly medicine, archaic) Shaped like a wedge. • SPHENIC adj. shaped like a wedge. |
SPHENOID | • sphenoid adj. Having a wedged shape. • sphenoid adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and… • sphenoid n. (Anatomy) The sphenoid bone. |
SPHENDONE | • sphendone n. (Historical) An Ancient Greek headband worn by women. • sphendone n. (Historical) An elliptical or semi-elliptical auditorium. • SPHENDONE n. (Greek) a headband or fillet worn by women in ancient Greece. |
SPHENODON | • sphenodon n. The tuatara. • Sphenodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara. • SPHENODON n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
SPHENOIDS | • sphenoids n. Plural of sphenoid. • SPHENOID n. a wedge-shaped bone. |
SPHENDONES | • sphendones n. Plural of sphendone. • SPHENDONE n. (Greek) a headband or fillet worn by women in ancient Greece. |
SPHENODONS | • sphenodons n. Plural of sphenodon. • SPHENODON n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
SPHENODONT | • sphenodont n. (Zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida. • SPHENODONT n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
SPHENOGRAM | • sphenogram n. A cuneiform character. • SPHENOGRAM n. a cuneiform character. |
SPHENOIDAL | • sphenoidal adj. Synonym of sphenoid. • SPHENOIDAL adj. wedge-shaped, also SPHENOID. |
SPHENOPSID | • sphenopsid n. Any horsetail of the former order Sphenopsida, now Equisetopsida. • SPHENOPSID n. any of a class of tracheophyte with jointed ribbed stems. |
SPHENODONTS | • sphenodonts n. Plural of sphenodont. • SPHENODONT n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
SPHENOGRAMS | • sphenograms n. Plural of sphenogram. • SPHENOGRAM n. a cuneiform character. |
SPHENOPSIDS | • sphenopsids n. Plural of sphenopsid. • SPHENOPSID n. any of a class of tracheophyte with jointed ribbed stems. |