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QUARTZ CRYSTAL
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I. (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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