CRYSTAL
crystal, watch crystal, watch glass
(noun) a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
crystal
(noun) glassware made of quartz
crystal
(noun) a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
crystal, crystallization
(noun) a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
crystal
(noun) a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crystal (countable and uncountable, plural crystals)
(countable) 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.
(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
(uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
(uncountable, slang) Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
The glass over the dial of a watch case.
Synonyms
• (array of atoms): grain
Antonyms
• (array of atoms): amorphous, glass
Adjective
crystal (not comparable)
Very clear.
Proper noun
Crystal
A female given name from English.
A surname.
A ghost town in Colorado.
A town in Maine.
A city in Minnesota.
A census-designated place in New Mexico.
A city and town in North Dakota.
A town in Wisconsin.
Source: Wiktionary
Crys"tal (krs"tal), n. Etym: [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L. crystallum
crystal, ice, fr. Gr. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E.
crust. See Crust, Raw.]
1. (Chem. & Min.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition