crystal

See also: Crystal

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Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CRYSTALCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CRYSTAL crystal, cristal, criȝstall, representing a merger of Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#CRYSTALCategory:English terms derived from Old English#CRYSTAL cristalla (from Latin crystallus) and Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#CRYSTAL cristall, Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CRYSTAL cristal (from Latin crystallum). The Latin is derived from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#CRYSTAL κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CRYSTAL *krews- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

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Noun

crystal (countable and uncountable, plural crystals)Category:English lemmas#CRYSTALCategory:English nouns#CRYSTALCategory:English uncountable nouns#CRYSTALCategory:English countable nouns#CRYSTALCategory:English countable nouns#CRYSTALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CRYSTALCategory:Pages with entries#CRYSTALCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CRYSTAL

  1. (countableCategory:English countable nouns#CRYSTAL) 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.
    Synonym: grain
    Antonym: glass
  2. (countableCategory:English countable nouns#CRYSTAL) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
  3. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#CRYSTAL) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
  4. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#CRYSTAL, slangCategory:English slang#CRYSTAL) Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.
  5. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#CRYSTAL, figuratively, usually in the plural) A person's eye.
  6. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

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Adjective

crystal (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#CRYSTALCategory:English adjectives#CRYSTALCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#CRYSTALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CRYSTALCategory:Pages with entries#CRYSTALCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CRYSTAL

  1. (literally) Made of crystal.
  2. (figuratively) Very clear; coherent.
    "Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal."Category:English terms with usage examples#CRYSTAL

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