crystal

7 definitions found

crystal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Crystal \Crys"tal\ (kr[i^]s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal,
     L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. kry`stallos, fr. kry`os
     icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob.
     akin to E. crust. See Crust, Raw.]
     1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
        assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
        cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
        symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
        fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.
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     2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
        nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
        gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
        Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz,
        Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.
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     3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
        manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
        ornamental forms. See Flint glass.
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     4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
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     5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
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              The blue crystal of the seas.         --Byron.
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     Blood crystal. See under Blood.
  
     Compound crystal. See under Compound.
  
     Iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
        crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
        used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
        
  
     Rock crystal, or Mountain crystal, any transparent
        crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
        quartz.
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  Crystal \Crys"tal\, a.
     Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid;
     pellucid; crystalline.
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           Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.
                                                    --Shak.
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           By crystal streams that murmur through the meads.
                                                    --Dryden.
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           The crystal pellets at the touch congeal,
           And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail. --H.
                                                    Brooks.
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crystal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  crystal
      n 1: a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and
           having a highly regular atomic structure
      2: a crystalline element used as a component in various
         electronic devices
      3: a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has
         regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
         [syn: crystal, crystallization]
      4: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: quartz   glass
         , quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite,
         crystal]
      5: glassware made of quartz
      6: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn:
         crystal, watch crystal, watch glass]

crystal - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Crystal
  
     Concurrent Representation of Your Space-Time ALgorithms.
  
     A recursion equation parallel language.
  
     ["A Parallel Language and its Compilation to Multiprocessor
     Machines or VLSI", M.C. Chen, 13th POPL, ACM 1986 pp.131-139].
  
     (1994-12-06)
  

crystal - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Crystal
  (Ezek. 1:22, with the epithet "terrible," as dazzling the
  spectators with its brightness). The word occurs in Rev. 4:6;
  21:11; 22:1. It is a stone of the flint order, the most refined
  kind of quartz. The Greek word here used means also literally
  "ice." The ancients regarded the crystal as only pure water
  congealed into extreme hardness by great length of time.

crystal - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Crystal, MI
    Zip code(s): 48818
  Crystal, MN (city, FIPS 14158)
    Location: 45.03730 N, 93.35935 W
    Population (1990): 23788 (9541 housing units)
    Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55428
  Crystal, ND (city, FIPS 17060)
    Location: 48.59845 N, 97.66836 W
    Population (1990): 199 (96 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58222

crystal - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "crystal":
     Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine,
     Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate,
     avalanche, blizzard, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, cocaine,
     coke, craggy, crystal-clear, crystalline,
     dextroamphetamine sulfate, diaphane, diaphanous, driven snow,
     filmy, flake, flurry, football, gauzy, gem, gem stone, gossamer,
     gossamery, granular snow, gravelly, gritty, heart, igloo,
     jolly bean, lapideous, light-pervious, limpid, lithoid, lithoidal,
     lucent, lucid, luminous, mantle of snow,
     methamphetamine hydrochloride, mogul, monolithic, nonopaque,
     pebbled, pebbly, peekaboo, pellucid, pep pill, porphyritic,
     precious stone, purple heart, revealing, rock-ribbed, rock-strewn,
     rock-studded, rocklike, rocky, sandy, see-through,
     semiprecious stone, sheer, shingled, shingly, slosh, slush, snow,
     snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence,
     snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath,
     snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift,
     snowfall, snowfield, snowflake, snowland, snowman, snowscape,
     snowshed, snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, speed, stimulant, stone,
     stonelike, stony, thin, trachytic, translucent, transparent,
     transpicuous, unclouded, upper, wet snow