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QUARTZ CRYSTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quartz crystal mean?
• QUARTZ CRYSTAL (noun)
The noun QUARTZ CRYSTAL has 1 sense:
1. a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
Familiarity information: QUARTZ CRYSTAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quartz crystal" is a kind of...):
quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)
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