spinel

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.

Conceptos

espinela

Sinónimos

balas

balas ruby

Traducciones

spinelle

Spinell

spinello

espinel·la

spinel

espinela

spinel

espinel

spinella

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/spɪˈnɛl/

Etimología (Inglés)

French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.