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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 oscillatorsplay

  Familiarity information: QUARTZ CRYSTAL used as a noun is very rare.


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QUARTZ CRYSTAL (noun)


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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