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Definitions for Spinel
spɪˈnɛl, ˈspɪn lspinel
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Princeton's WordNet
spinelnoun
a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
Wiktionary
spinelnoun
any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours
spinelnoun
any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral
Etymology: spinilo from the verb.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spinelnoun
A sort of mineral. Spinel-ruby is of a bright rosy red; it is softer than the rock or baloss ruby. John Woodward
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Spinel
Spinel () is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula MgAl2O4 in the cubic crystal system. Its name comes from the Latin word spinella, which means spine in reference to its pointed crystals.
Webster Dictionary
Spinelnoun
alt. of Spinelle
Spinelnoun
bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle
Wikidata
Spinel
Spinel is the magnesium aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula MgAl2O4. Balas ruby is an old name for a rose-tinted variety.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spinel
spin′el, or spi-nel′, n. a mineral composed chiefly of magnesia and alumina, and crystallising in octahedra—ruby, or magnesia spinel, reddish; pleonaste, dark green to black; picotite, or chrome spinel, black; gahnite, or zinc spinel, green to brown; hercynite, or iron spinel, black. [Low L. spinellus, dim. of spina, a thorn.]
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Pilsen
spline
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Spinel in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Spinel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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