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Crystal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crystal? [n] a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [n] glassware made of quartz [n] a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices [n] a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces [n] colorless glass made of almost pure silica [n] a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crystal: crystallization \| lechatelierite \| quartz \| quartz glass \| vitreous silica \| watch crystal \| watch glass Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crystal: amphetamine \| amphetamine sulfate \| avalanche \| Benzedrine \| Benzedrine pill \| blizzard \| C \| clear \| clear as crystal \| clear-cut \| cocaine \| coke \| craggy \| crystal-clear \| crystalline \| Dexamyl \| Dexamyl pill \| Dexedrine \| Dexedrine pill \| dextroamphetamine sulfate \| diaphane \| diaphanous \| driven snow \| filmy \| flake \| flurry \| football \| gauzy \| gem \| gem stone \| gossamer \| gossamery \| granular snow \| gravelly \| gritty \| heart \| igloo \| jolly bean \| lapideous \| light-pervious \| limpid \| lithoid \| lithoidal \| lucent \| lucid \| luminous \| mantle of snow \| methamphetamine hydrochloride \| Methedrine \| mogul \| monolithic \| nonopaque \| pebbled \| pebbly \| peekaboo \| pellucid \| pep pill \| porphyritic \| precious stone \| purple heart \| revealing \| rocklike \| rock-ribbed \| rock-strewn \| rock-studded \| rocky \| sandy \| see-through \| semiprecious stone \| sheer \| shingled \| shingly \| slosh \| slush \| snow \| snow banner \| snow bed \| snow blanket \| snow blast \| snow fence \| snow flurry \| snow roller \| snow slush \| snow squall \| snow wreath \| snowball \| snowbank \| snowbridge \| snowcap \| snow-crystal \| snowdrift \| snowfall \| snowfield \| snowflake \| snowland \| snowman \| snowscape \| snowshed \| snowslide \| snowslip \| snowstorm \| speed \| stimulant \| stone \| stonelike \| stony \| thin \| trachytic \| translucent \| transparent \| transpicuous \| unclouded \| upper \| wet snow See Also \| component \| constituent \| crystal counter \| crystal detector \| crystal microphone \| crystal pickup \| crystallite \| diamond dust \| element \| flake \| frost mist \| frost snow \| gem \| gemstone \| glassware \| glasswork \| ice \| ice crystal \| ice needle \| natural glass \| piezoelectric crystal \| poudrin \| protection \| protective cover \| protective covering \| rock \| snow mist \| snowflake \| solid \| stone \| stone \| ticker \| watch \| water ice Crystal In Webster's Dictionary \Crys"tal\ (kr?s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E. crust. See {Crust}, {Raw}.] 1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces, symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has fixed axial ratios. See {Crystallization}. 2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also {rock crystal}. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. {Smoky quartz}, {Pebble}; also {Brazilian pebble}, under {Brazilian}. 3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See {Flint glass}. 4. The glass over the dial of a watch case. 5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc. The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron. {Blood crystal}. See under {Blood}. {Compound crystal}. See under {Compound}. {Iceland crystal}, a transparent variety of calcite, or crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope. {Rock crystal}, or {Mountain crystal}, any transparent crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless quartz. \Crys"tal\, a. Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid; pellucid; crystalline. Through crystal walls each little mote will peep. --Shak. By crystal streams that murmur through the meads. --Dryden. The crystal pellets at the touch congeal, And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail. --H. Brooks.

Crystal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crystal?

[n] a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
[n] glassware made of quartz
[n] a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
[n] a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
[n] colorless glass made of almost pure silica
[n] a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

Crystal In Webster's Dictionary

\Crys"tal\ (kr?s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L.
crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? icy cold,
frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E.
crust. See {Crust}, {Raw}.]
1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
   assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
   cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
   symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
   fixed axial ratios. See {Crystallization}.

2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
   nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
   gray, or the like; -- called also {rock crystal}.
   Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. {Smoky quartz},
   {Pebble}; also {Brazilian pebble}, under {Brazilian}.

3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
   manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
   ornamental forms. See {Flint glass}.

4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.

         The blue crystal of the seas.         --Byron.

{Blood crystal}. See under {Blood}.

{Compound crystal}. See under {Compound}.

{Iceland crystal}, a transparent variety of calcite, or
   crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
   used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.


{Rock crystal}, or {Mountain crystal}, any transparent
   crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
   quartz.


\Crys"tal\, a.
Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid;
pellucid; crystalline.

      Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.
                                               --Shak.

      By crystal streams that murmur through the meads.
                                               --Dryden.

      The crystal pellets at the touch congeal, And from the
      ground rebounds the ratting hail.        --H. Brooks.

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