spinel

n. [矿]尖晶石

发音

UK /spɪˈnɛl/
其它
UK /ˈspɪn.əl/

词形变化

spinels 复数

别名

spinelle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    尖晶石

    可数 不可数 化学 地质
  2. 2.

    Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.

    可数 不可数
  3. 1.

    Spindle; the amount of yarn that fits on a spindle.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    […] raised the price of that staple of yarn (of one Spinel in the pound weight) from 23d. to 26d. per Spinel.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mineral

下位词 3

ceylonite pleonaste ruby spinel

部分词 2

magnesium mg

相关短语

ruby spinel [化] 红尖晶石

词源

French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.

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