"quartz crystal" meaning in All languages combined

See quartz crystal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: quartz crystals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quartz crystal (plural quartz crystals)
  1. (electronics) A small crystal of quartz accurately cut in certain directions so that it can be vibrated at a particular frequency, to produce an electric signal of constant known frequency. Categories (topical): Electronics

Inflected forms

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