spinel
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spinel¹
- /spɪˈnɛl/ UK
- /ˈspɪn.əl/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛl, -ɪnəl
Where it comes from
French spinelle, perhaps from Latin spina (“a thorn, a prickle”), in allusion to its pointed crystals.
noun spinels · spinelle
- 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.)
- Any crystalline material, not necessarily an oxide, that possesses the same crystal structure as this mineral.
spinel²
Where it 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.
noun 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.
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noun any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium
| Español | espinela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 첨정석 cheomjeongseok |
| 日本語 | スピネル supineru, 尖晶石 senshōseki |
| 中文 | 尖晶石 jiānjīngshí |
| Português | espinela |
| Français | spinelle |
| Deutsch | Spinell |
| Italiano | spinello |
| Ελληνικά | σπινέλιος spinélios |
| Русский | шпине́ль špinélʹ |
| العربية | لَعْل laʕl, إِسْبِينِل ʔisbīnil |
Talk about this word "spinel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spinel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spinel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spinel "spinel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spinel.Cite this
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