Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like a wedge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wedge-like.
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- adjective sciences, archaic Shaped like a
wedge .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphēn, "wedge").
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Examples
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A composite number with three distinct prime factors is a sphenic number.
bilby commented on the word sphenic
Sometimes I eat sphenic potatoes.
September 6, 2021