English Explanatory Dictionary

spheno-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Wedge, wedge-shaped.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.

Pronunciation

/sfiː.nə(ʊ)/ /sfi.noʊ/ /sfi.nə/

Word forms

spheno- sphen-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”). By surface analysis, sphen- + -o-.

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