spinel

spɪˈnɛl

Definition

Definition of spinel - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

jewelry

Rare

hard gemstone often mistaken for ruby or sapphire

Rare

The necklace was adorned with a beautiful red spinel.

gem

jewel

chemistry

TECH.

hard crystalline mineral with a cubic crystal framework

TECH.

Scientists studied the spinel structure for new materials.

gemstone

mineral

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hard gemstone often mistaken for ruby or sapphire

Expressions with spinel

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ruby spinel

red variety of spinel used as a gemstone

The necklace was adorned with a stunning ruby spinel..

Origin of spinel

Latin, spinella (little thorn)

Terms with spinel included in their meaning

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balas

jewelry trade

rose to red spinel used for ornaments

pleonaste

geology

dark green to black variety of spinel containing magnesium and iron

rubicelle

geology

orange-red spinel used in jewelry

rubicelle

gemstone

yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel

ruby spinel

gemstone

red variety of spinel used as a gemstone

Examples of spinel in a sentence

The museum displayed an ancient crown with a large spinel.
The lab synthesized a new type of spinel.
Researchers are exploring spinel for its properties.

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French:spinelle, ...
German:Spinell, Spinellstruktur, ...
Italian:spinello, struttura spinello, ...
Spanish:espinela roja, ...
Portuguese:espinela, espinélio, ...
Chinese:尖晶石, 尖晶结构, ...
Japanese:スピネル, ...
Arabic:سْبِينِل, مَعْدَن سْبِينِل, ...
Hebrew:סְפִּינֵל, סְפִּינֵל, ...
Russian:шпинель, шпинельная структура, ...
Ukrainian:шпінель, ...
Hindi:स्पिनल, स्पिनल संरचना, ...
Bengali:স্পিনেল রত্ন, স্পিনেল গঠন, ...
Catalan:espinel, espinel.la, ...
Czech:spinel, ...
Danish:spinel, spinelstruktur, ...
Dutch:spinel, spinelstructuur, ...
Greek:σπινέλιο, ...
Hungarian:spinell, ...
Khmer:ស្ប៊ីណែល, ស្ពីណែល, ...
Korean:스피넬, 스피넬 결정, ...
Persian:اسپینل, ...
Polish:kamień szlachetny spinel, spinel, ...
Portuguese (BR):espinela, espinélio, ...
Romanian:spinel, ...
Swedish:spinel, spinell, ...
Thai:สปิเนล, ...
Turkish:spinel, spinel kristali, ...
Vietnamese:đá spinel, khoáng chất spinel, ...

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