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sphenoid

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

sphe=noid

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sphenoid has 1 sense

sphenoid(n = noun.body) os sphenoidale, sphenoid bone - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull;

has parts: crotaphion, pterygoid process

is a kind of bone, os

is a part of skull

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sphenoid, a. [Gr. ; sfh`n a wedge + e'i^dos form: cf. F. sphénoïde.].

Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. [1913 Webster]
Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]

Sphenoid bone (Anat.), an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid.

sphenoid, n.

A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. [1913 Webster]
The sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sphenoid, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 wedge-shaped.
2 of or relating to the sphenoid bone.
--n. (in full sphenoid bone) a large compound bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes.

Derivative

sphenoidal adj.

Etymology

mod.L sphenoides f. Gk sphenoeides f. sphen wedge