crystal
A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
Noun 4 meanings
A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
The glass over the dial of a watch case.
Adjective 2 meanings
Made of crystal.
Very clear; coherent.
“"Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal."”
Etymology
From Middle English crystal, cristal, criȝstall, representing a merger of Old English cristalla (from Latin crystallus) and Anglo-Norman cristall, Old French cristal (from Latin crystallum).
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CRYSTAL at a glance
CRYSTAL has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + R 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,545 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with crystal
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- CRUSTAL9
- CRESTAL9
- CRYPTAL14
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