crystal

Meaning

Noun

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.
2. A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
3. A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
4. (slang) Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
5. (obsolete) a person's eye.
6. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

Adj

1. Made of crystal.
2. Very clear.

Synonyms

quartz

glass

crystalline

crystallization

clear

crystal-clear

cut glass

watch glass

watch crystal

crystallize

meth

rock crystal

lechatelierite

vitreous silica

transparent

quartz glass

quartz crystal

rhinestone

spectacles

speed

tweak

white glass

methamphetamine

crystal glass

milky quartz

transparent gem

sparking gem

mountain crystal

crystal-glass

small crystal

berg crystal

tik

Tina

piece of crystalline

barium oxide

cryolite

crystallisation

eyeglasses

👓

flint-glass

grain

ice

🧊

icicle

lucid

mica

mineral

mirror

🪞

ore

pebble

prism

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪstəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crystal

Inherited from Old English: cristalla

Cognate with Anglo-Norman: cristall

Cognate with Middle French: cristal

Cognate with Latin: crystallum

In summary

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

Sentences

They're only made of rock crystal , and there are millions of rock crystals in the earth .

I'll work all night , until dawn , and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop .