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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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹɪstəl/
  1. 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
  2. A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.

    countable
  3. A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.

    uncountable
  4. Crystal meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride.

    slang · uncountable
  5. A person's eye.

    countable · figuratively · obsolete · plural-normally · uncountable
  6. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈkɹɪstəl/
  1. Made of crystal.

    literally · not-comparable
  2. Very clear; coherent.

    figuratively · not-comparable
    "Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal."
Where this word comes from

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

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