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crys⋅tal

  [kris-tl] noun, adjective, verb, -taled, -tal⋅ing or (especially British) -talled, -tal⋅ling.
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–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. a single grain or mass of a crystalline substance.
6. glass of fine quality and a high degree of brilliance.
7. articles, esp. 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. Electronics. a quartz crystal ground in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, which vibrates strongly at one frequency when electric voltages of that frequency are placed across opposite sides: used to control the frequency of an oscillator (crystal oscillator), as of a radio transmitter.
11. Slang. 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 fol. by over).
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME cristal(le), OE cristalla < ML cristallum, L crystallum < Gk krýstallos clear ice, rock crystal, deriv. of krystaínein to freeze; see cryo-

Related forms:
crys⋅tal⋅like, adjective
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crystal

A material in which the atoms are arranged in a rigid geometrical structure (see geometry) marked by symmetry. Crystals often have clearly visible geometrical shapes.

Note: Most minerals are crystalline structures.
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Slang Dictionary
crystal

  1. n.
    crystallized cocaine. (Drugs. See also crack.) : Crystal—an older name for crack—was a favorite many years ago.
  2. n.
    liquid Methedrine in glass ampoules. (Drugs.) : I hear that Willy's shooting crystal. Is that true?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

crystal 
O.E. cristal "clear ice, clear mineral," from O.Fr. cristal, from L. crystallum "crystal, ice," from Gk. krystallos, from kryos "frost," from PIE base *kru(s)- "hard, hard outer surface" (see crust). The mineral has been so-called since O.E.; it was regarded by the ancients as a sort of fossilized ice. As a shortened form of crystal-glass it dates from 1594.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crys·tal
Pronunciation: 'kris-t&l
Function: noun
1 : a body that is formed by the solidification of a chemicalelement, a compound, or a mixture and has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of its atoms and often external plane faces
2 : ICE 2 broadly : methamphetamine in any form when used illicitly —crystal adjective
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Medical Dictionary

crystal crys·tal (krĭs'təl)
n.

  1. A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of atoms, ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts.

  2. A mineral, especially a transparent form of quartz that has a crystalline structure and is often characterized by external planar faces.

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Science Dictionary
crystal   (krĭs'təl)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of atoms, ions, or molecules and having smooth external surfaces with characteristic angles between them. Crystals can occur in many sizes and shapes. ◇ The particular arrangement in space of these atoms, molecules, or ions, and the way in which they are joined, is called a crystal lattice. There are seven crystal groups or systems. Each is defined on the basis of the geometrical arrangement of the crystal lattice.

    1. A natural or synthetic material, such as quartz or ceramic, that consists of such crystals. When subjected to mechanical stresses, crystalline materials can generate an electric charge or, when subjected to an electric field, they can generate mechanical vibrations in what is known as the piezoelectric effect.

    2. An electrical device, such as an oscillator or a diode used for detecting radio signals, made of such a material.


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