Origin: 1000-1100 Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krystallos ice, crystal
1 [uncountable] clear glass that is of very high quality: The table was set with the best china and crystal. crystal goblets2[countable]science, chemistry a solid substance that has atoms arranged in an ordered repeating pattern: ice crystals copper sulfate crystals3[countable, uncountable] rock that is clear like ice, or a piece of this4[countable] the clear cover on a clock or watch5[uncountable] informal the illegal drug methamphetamineSYN crystal meth [Origin: 1000–1100 Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krystallos ice, crystal]