crystalnoun
uk/ˈkrɪs.təl/us/ˈkrɪs.təl/crystal noun (GLASS)
C2 [ U ] transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns:
a crystal vase
[ C ] US a transparent glass or plastic cover for a watch or clock
More examples
- She was wearing a crystal pendant.
- We bought them a set of crystal bowls.
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Glass
- blow
- cut glass
- fibreglass
- frost
- frosted
- glass
- glass cutter
- glass fibre
- glassblower
- glazier
- glazing
- looking glass
- mirror
- mirrored
- paste
- Pyrex
- safety glass
- shatterproof
- smoked
- stained glass
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Watches & clocks
Lids, covers and stoppers
crystal noun (MINERAL)
[ C ] a piece of a substance that has become solid, with a regular shape:
When sea water is allowed to evaporate, salt crystals are deposited.
Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals.
specialized chemistry [ C ] any solid consisting of atoms or molecules that are arranged in a regular structure:
Silicon crystals grown in a laboratory convert light into electrical energy.
[ C or U, C ] clear, transparent rock that is used in jewellery, or a piece of this:
a pair of crystal earrings
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Geology: mineralogy
- concentrate
- crude
- crystalline
- deposit
- fool's gold
- gold dust
- golden
- graphite
- like gold dust idiom
- magnesium
- mica
- mineral
- mineralogist
- mineralogy
- nugget
- pyrite
- seam
- silicate
- silicon
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Geology: precious & semi-precious stones
Idiom(s)
crystal clear