The lower portion of a crystal holder. The base incorporates a resonator mounting structure and leads or pins to connect the device to an external circuit. See "Holder"
BEVEL
A modification to one or both of the major faces of a resonator plate in which the face is altered to have a partially spherical configuration. See "Contour"
BLANK
A quartz resonator plate. Also known as "a wafer", "a plate" or "a resonator".
BT-CUT
The commercial designation for a specifically oriented resonator plate, having well known and repeatable characteristic. "BT-Cut"is less popular than the "AT-Cut".
