crystal

noun

/ˈkrɪstl/

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[countable] a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid
- ice/salt crystals
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- single
- small
- tiny
- …
crystal + verb
- form
- grow
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[uncountable, countable] a clear mineral, such as quartz, used in making jewellery and attractive objects
- crystal earrings
see also rock crystalTopics Clothes and Fashionc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- single
- small
- tiny
- …
crystal + verb
- form
- grow
See full entry
[uncountable] glass of very high quality
- a crystal chandelier/vase
- Every table had been set with fine china and crystal.
[countable] a small piece of a mineral that some people believe has the power to bring health or happiness
- Smoky Quartz is a powerful healing crystal.
- She claims that the crystal awakened her mind power and enabled her to win the race.
[countable] a piece of glass or plastic that covers the face of a watch see also liquid crystal display
(also meth, crystal meth)
(informal) a powerful illegal drug, methamphetamine, that looks like small pieces of glass

Word Originlate Old English (denoting ice or a mineral resembling it), from Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krustallos ‘ice, crystal’. The chemistry sense dates from the early 17th cent.

单词	crystal
释义	crystal noun /ˈkrɪstl/ /ˈkrɪstl/ jump to other results [countable] a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid ice/salt crystals Topics Physics and chemistryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective single small tiny … crystal + verb form grow See full entry [uncountable, countable] a clear mineral, such as quartz, used in making jewellery and attractive objects crystal earrings see also rock crystalTopics Clothes and Fashionc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective single small tiny … crystal + verb form grow See full entry [uncountable] glass of very high quality a crystal chandelier/vase Every table had been set with fine china and crystal. [countable] a small piece of a mineral that some people believe has the power to bring health or happiness Smoky Quartz is a powerful healing crystal. She claims that the crystal awakened her mind power and enabled her to win the race. [countable] a piece of glass or plastic that covers the face of a watch see also liquid crystal display (also meth, crystal meth) (informal) a powerful illegal drug, methamphetamine, that looks like small pieces of glass Word Originlate Old English (denoting ice or a mineral resembling it), from Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krustallos ‘ice, crystal’. The chemistry sense dates from the early 17th cent.
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