spinel.
Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
Meaning & usage
Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
Where this word comes from
French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.
Spindle; the amount of yarn that fits on a spindle.
Where this word comes from
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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