spinel

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /spɪˈnɛl/|/ˈspɪn.əl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours. countable,uncountable
    — Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
  2. Spindle; the amount of yarn that fits on a spindle. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — […] raised the price of that staple of yarn (of one Spinel in the pound weight) from 23d. to 26d. per Spinel.
  3. Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral. countable,uncountable

词形变化

spinels plural spinelle alternative spinels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
chlorospinel cuprospinel ruby spinel selenospinel sulfospinel sulphospinel thiospinel
相关词
ruby

词源

词源 1
French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.
词源 2
From Middle English spinel, from Old English spinel (“spindle; the amount of yard on a spindle”), whence also the usual modern form, English spindle.
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