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Meaning of "sphene" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPHENE

From French sphène, from Greek sphēn a wedge, alluding to its crystals.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPHENE

sfiːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sphene is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPHENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Titanite

Titanite, or sphene (from the Greek sphenos (σφηνώ), meaning wedge), is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5. Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present. Also commonly present are rare earth metals including cerium and yttrium; calcium may be partly replaced by thorium.

Definition of sphene in the English dictionary

The definition of sphene in the dictionary is a brown, yellow, green, or grey lustrous mineral consisting of calcium titanium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic and acid igneous rocks and is used as a gemstone. Formula: CaTiSiO5 Also called: titanite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHENE

buprenorphine · caffein · caffeine · camphene · clomiphene · dauphine · feen · graphene · hexachlorophene · Josephine · morphine · olefin · paraffine · phene · phosphine · polyolefin · seraphine · thiophene · toxaphene · trephine

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHENE

sphendone · sphenic · sphenodon · sphenodont · sphenogram · sphenoid · sphenoid bone · sphenoidal · sphenopsid · spheral · sphere · sphere of influence · sphereless · spherelike · spheric · spherical · spherical aberration · spherical angle · spherical coordinates · spherical geometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHENE

achene · Asantehene · Athene · coryphene · disthene · ethene · hypersthene · menthene · naphthene · perchloroethene · phosphene · polyethene · polythene · propoxyphene · tetrafluoroethene · xanthene · zygosphene

Synonyms and antonyms of sphene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sphene» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SPHENE

Find out the translation of sphene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sphene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sphene» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

榍石
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sphene
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sphene
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

sphene
380 millions of speakers
ar

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sphene
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сфен
278 millions of speakers
pt

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sphene
270 millions of speakers
bn

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sphene
260 millions of speakers
fr

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sphène
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sphene
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Titanit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

スフェーン
130 millions of speakers
ko

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sphene
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sphene
85 millions of speakers
vi

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sphene
80 millions of speakers
ta

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sphene
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिने
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sfen
70 millions of speakers
it

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sphene
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

tytanit
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сфен
40 millions of speakers
ro

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sphene
30 millions of speakers
el

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sphene
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sfene
14 millions of speakers
sv

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sphene
10 millions of speakers
no

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Sphene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sphene

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHENE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sphene
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sphene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHENE»

Discover the use of sphene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Geology of Titanium-mineral Deposits
Increasing temperature and pressure Greenschist facies Amphibolite facies llmenite + sphene Sphene Sphene Figure 2. Schematic relation of rutile, ilmenite, and sphene occurrence to composition and grade in metamorphic rocks. Circled  ...
Eric R. Force, 1991
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
sphene (see Fig. 229, p. 454). Chemical analysis of the type material gave SiO2 21-26, SnO2 58-48, CaO 19-14, ign. loss 0-50, total 99-38 per cent; other analyses are given by John (1967), Miyahisa et al. (1975) and Ogawa (1975) indicating ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982
3
The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
Even as Sphene stimulates the mind, it also empowers the will. As a brilliant stone of the pure Golden Ray, it can activate the solar-plexus chakra, increasing one's capacity to manifest one's projects, dreams and desires. Its energy in this area ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Sphene is CaTiSiO5. The name titanite is universally used by mineralogists today . It forms characteristically wedge-shaped crystals of the monoclinic system; cleavage is good rather than perfect but crystals may show parting due to twinning.
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006
5
Tectonics of the Coast Mountains, Southeastern Alaska and ...
LOCATION, MINERALOGY AND PROTOLITH CHARACTERISTICS OF ISOTOPE SAMPLES Hornblende, biotite, plagioclase, quartz, diopside (sphene, zircon, apatite) Quartz, plagioclase, biotite, hornblende, diopside (garnet, sphene, zircon , ...
Harold Hilton Stowell, William C. McClelland, 2000
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Sphene is a common accessory mineral here and in many other plutonic rocks of the southern Antarctic Peninsula. Chemical analyses and CIPW norms (table 2) show that the west Wegener Range batholith and other plutons in the southern ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1988
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
... hornblende gabbro and diorite, hornblende-biotite-sphene tonalite and granodiorite, porphyritic biotite-hornblende monzogranite, and coarse-grained, nonporphyritic biotite monzogranite, all of which are foliated to varying degrees.
‎1984
8
Architecture of the Central Brooks Range Fold and Thrust ...
forms monominerallic veins that crosscut epidote + amphiboleii + sphene veins. These relations indicate that albite formed at a relatively late stage in the metamorphic history of the Clara Creek eclogite. Chlorite Chlorite is also a late- stage ...
John S. Oldow, Hans G. Avé Lallemant, 1998
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Tungsten : The mass lines for the isotopes of this element are visible in the spectrum of the bulk sample and quite prominent in the sphene, which is evidently the host for this element, in the form of the We ion, which has a radius close to that of ...
10
Heat Capacity of High Pressure Minerals and Phase Equilibria ...
of sphene in marbles. The AHf value of Xirouchakis et al. (1997b) combined with the current sphene heat capacity places the calcite breakdown reaction at temperatures too low for greenschist fades occurrences of rutile-calcite-quartz.
Matthew Rahn Manon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPHENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sphene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Original-Research: Ludwig Beck AG (von Sphene Capital GmbH): Buy
Der erste Finanzbericht, in dem Wormland voll konsolidiert wird, wird erwartungsgemäß von erheblichen Einmaleffekten überlagert. Dennoch ist erkennbar ... «boerse.de, Jul 15»
2
Original-Research: Klassik Radio AG (von Sphene Capital GmbH)
Drei Themen standen bei der Hauptversammlung im Mittelpunkt: Die unerwartete Aussetzung der Dividende, die anhaltende Digitalisierung des Hörfunks und ... «OnVista, Jul 15»
3
Original-Research: Alfmeier Präzision AG - von Sphene Capital GmbH
Seit Jahresbeginn konnte die Alfmeier-Anleihe um 4,0% zulegen und notiert mit 110,00% inzwischen in der Nähe ihres Allzeithochs. Mit einem ... «Finanztreff, Jul 15»
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Original-Research: Solutions 30 SE (von Sphene Capital GmbH): Buy
Kontakt für RückfragenPeter Thilo Hasler, CEFA+49 (89) 74443558/ +49 (152) 31764553peter-thilo.hasler@sphene-capital.deSusanne Hasler, CFA+49 (89) ... «Investing.com Deutsch, Jul 15»
5
Jupiter Gem is the Ultimate Destination for the Most Colorful …
The company is highly recognized for the supply of different types of gemstones like Alexandrite, Sphene, Tsavorite, Tourmaline, White Sapphire, Diamond, ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
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Original-Research: Adler Modemärkte AG (von Sphene Capital …
Im saisonal für Adler Modemärkte eher ertragsschwachen ersten Quartal ergaben sich Belastungen aus einem gedrückten Textil-Einzelhandelsumfeld und den ... «Finanztreff, May 15»
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Original-Research: Enterprise Holdings Ltd. (von Sphene Capital …
Enterprise Holdings plant die Begebung einer Folgeanleihe mit einem Volumen von bis zu EUR 85,0 Mio. am Entry Standard der Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse. «OnVista, Mar 15»
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Gemstone business: Between a rock and a hard place
Apart from the famous stones mentioned earlier, good quality zircon, different varieties of quartz, aquamarine, tourmaline, sphene, spinel, zoisite apatite, epidote, ... «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
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Coloured gemstones coming into their own after being outshone by …
... seller Madagascar Gems, the small-scale gemstone mines – located mostly in the country's northern jungles – yield sphene, emerald, amethyst, aquamarine, ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Feb 15»
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Pakistan's exports of mineral products stand at over 2.3 metric tonnes
... vermiculite, as well as gemstones including peridot, aquamarine, topaz, ruby, emerald, bastnaestie, xenotime, sphene, tourmaline and quartz are are minerals ... «Customs Today Newspaper, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
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