espinel
espinel is the obsolete form of spinel.
Meaning of spinel
Noun (1)
spinel (countable and uncountable, plural spinels)
- 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.)2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128
- Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
Noun (2)
spinel (countable and uncountable, plural spinels)
- Spindle; the amount of yarn that fits on a spindle.
- […] raised the price of that staple of yarn (of one Spinel in the pound weight) from 23d. to 26d. per Spinel.1726, Lindsay, pamphlet, quoted in 1920, John Horner, The Linen Trade of Europe During the Spinning-wheel Period, page 269
Forms of espinel
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Questions about espinel
- What is espinel the obsolete form of?
- Espinel is the obsolete form of spinel.
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