-phanous

suffix

-phanous

suffix

Etymology From Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “appearing”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”), compare diaphanous and apophanous.

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Morpheme Forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes.

Related terms
phane, pheno-, -phane, -phany

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