Dis'thēne, n.
n. [Fr. disthène, from Gr. δί, for δίς, twice, double, and σθένος, force.] (Min.) Kyanite; — so called in allusion to its unequal hardness and electrical properties in two different directions. See KYANITE. Dana.
n. [Fr. disthène, from Gr. δί, for δίς, twice, double, and σθένος, force.] (Min.) Kyanite; — so called in allusion to its unequal hardness and electrical properties in two different directions. See KYANITE. Dana.