crystal
Meanings
Plural: crystals
Noun
- a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
- a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
- glassware made of quartz
- a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
- A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
- A person's eye.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
Adj
- Made of crystal.
- Very clear; coherent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English crystal, cristal, criȝstall, from Old English cristalla (“crystal”), a borrowing from Latin crystallum (“crystal, ice”) (later reinforced from Anglo-Norman cristall and Middle French cristal, from Latin crystallum), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).
Synonyms
crystalline, crystallization, grain, lechatelierite, quartz, quartz glass, vitreous silica, watch crystal, watch glass
Scrabble Score: 12
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