sphene (countable and uncountable, plural sphenes)
(mineral) titanite
• phenes, sephen
Source: Wiktionary
Sphene, n. Etym: [F. sphène, fr. Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral found usually in thin, wedge-shaped crystals of a yellow or green to black color. It is a silicate of titanium and calcium; titanite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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