CRYSTAL
WordNet
noun
(1) A protective cover that protects the face of a watch
(2) Glassware made of quartz
(3) A crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
(4) A rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
(5) Colorless glass made of almost pure silica
(6) A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
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Etymology
From , from , from , from , from , from the .
Noun
- A solid (mineral quartz or otherwise) composed of an array of atoms 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.
Related terms
- as clear as crystal, clear as crystal
- crystal-clear, crystal clear
- liquid crystal
- rock crystal