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crys·tal
[kris-tl] noun, adjective, verb, crys·taled, crys·tal·ing or (especially British) crys·talled, crys·tal·ling. noun
1.
a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
2.
the transparent form of crystallized quartz.
3.
Chemistry, Mineralogy. a solid body having a characteristic internal structure and enclosed by symmetrically arranged plane surfaces, intersecting at definite and characteristic angles.
4.
anything made of or resembling such a substance.
5.
EXPANDa single grain or mass of a crystalline substance.
6.
glass of fine quality and a high degree of brilliance.
7.
articles, especially glassware for the table and ornamental objects, made of such a glass.
8.
the glass or plastic cover over the face of a watch.
9.
Radio.
a.
the piece of germanium, silicon, galena, or the like forming the essential part of a crystal detector.
b.
the crystal detector itself.
10.
11.
COLLAPSESlang. any stimulant drug in powder form, as methamphetamine or PCP.
adjective
12.
composed of crystal.
13.
resembling crystal; clear; transparent.
14.
Radio. pertaining to or employing a crystal detector.
15.
indicating the fifteenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
verb (used with object)
16.
to make into crystal; crystallize.
17.
to cover or coat with, or as if with, crystal (usually followed by over).
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English cristal(le), Old English cristalla < Medieval Latin cristallum, Latin crystallum < Greek krýstallos clear ice, rock crystal, derivative of krystaínein to freeze; see cryo-
before 1000; Middle English cristal(le), Old English cristalla < Medieval Latin cristallum, Latin crystallum < Greek krýstallos clear ice, rock crystal, derivative of krystaínein to freeze; see cryo-
Related forms
crys·tal·like, adjective
un·crys·taled, adjective
un·crys·talled, adjective
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| crystal oscillator | |
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| an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal |
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