quartz crystal
quartz crystal
Definition
quartz crystal
noun
Electronics a thin, natural or synthetic, piezoelectric crystal of silicon dioxide cut and ground to a precise thickness so as to vibrate at a particular frequency when supplied with energy
quartz crystal
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- ax: A pair of identical quartz crystals with axes arranged mutually perpendicular would be required with output signals added to produce a beat frequency.
Converse of object
- take: Now lie or sit down and close your eyes, take the clear quartz crystal in your hand.
Adjective modifier
- clear: Now lie or sit down and close your eyes, take the clear quartz crystal in your hand.
- tiny: Delicate, acicular crystals with tiny quartz crystals attached to their terminations.
- identical: A pair of identical quartz crystals with axes arranged mutually perpendicular would be required with output signals added to produce a beat frequency.
Modifies a noun
- oscillator: The nearest approximation to the hypothetical clock analyzed would be a quartz crystal oscillator.
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