“quartz-crystal”

We have one entry that includes the term quartz-crystal.

quartz-crystal clock

noun

: a clock in which the high uniform piezoelectric vibrations of a quartz crystal induced by current from a constant frequency generator are used to control the rate of a synchronous motor clock


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