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- [kris-tl]
- /ˈkrɪs tl/
- /ˈkrɪs.təl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kris-tl]
- /ˈkrɪs tl/
Definitions of crystal word
- countable noun crystal A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape. 3
- variable noun crystal Crystal is a transparent rock that is used to make jewellery and ornaments. 3
- uncountable noun crystal Crystal is a high-quality glass, usually with patterns cut into its surface. 3
- uncountable noun crystal Glasses and other containers made of crystal are referred to as crystal. 3
- noun crystal a piece of solid substance, such as quartz, with a regular shape in which plane faces intersect at definite angles, due to the regular internal structure of its atoms, ions, or molecules 3
- noun crystal a single grain of a crystalline substance 3
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Origin of crystal
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
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-
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Parts of speech for Crystal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crystal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crystal
adj crystal
- clear-cut — Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct.
- limpid — clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
- lucid — easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- pellucid — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
adjective crystal
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- transparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
noun crystal
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- quartz — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
Antonyms for crystal
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