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| crys·tal [ kríst'l ] |
noun (plural crys·tals) |
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1. chemistry solid with repetitive internal structure: a solid containing an internal pattern of atoms, molecules, or ions that is regular, repeated, and geometrically arranged
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2. minerals quartz: a clear colorless mineral, especially quartz
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3. minerals piece of crystal: a piece of a mineral in crystal form
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4. electronics electronic component: a crystalline substance that has semiconducting or piezoelectric properties and is used as an electronic component, or the electrical device using it
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5. object like crystal: something that has the form of a crystal, e.g. a frozen snowflake or a grain of salt
  snow crystals
crystals of salt
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6. craft heavy glass: a heavy transparent sparkling glass
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7. household crystal glass objects: objects made from heavy transparent sparkling glass
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8. jewellery glass over watch face: a transparent glass or plastic cover for the face of a clock or watch
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9. drugs
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slang
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Same as crystal meth
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adjective |
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very clear: clear and sparkling
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| [Pre-12th century. Via French< Latin crystallum< Greek krustallos "ice"] |
