English Dictionary

spinel

/spɪˈnɛl/

noun

(mineralogy) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

The spinel is a rare gemstone that comes in a variety of colors.

意味（1）

(mineralogy) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

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.)

意味（2）

(solid state chemistry) Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.

意味（3）

Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle.