Associations to the word «Crystal»

CRYSTAL, noun. (countable) 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.

CRYSTAL, noun. (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.

CRYSTAL, noun. (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.

CRYSTAL, noun. (uncountable) (slang) crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.

CRYSTAL, noun. The glass over the dial of a watch case.

CRYSTAL, adjective. Very clear.

CRYSTAL, proper noun. A female given name.

CRYSTAL BALL, noun. A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future.

CRYSTAL BALL, noun. (by extension, used mostly in the negative form) A way of seeing into the future.

CRYSTAL BALLS, noun. Plural of crystal ball

CRYSTAL CLEAR, adjective. (idiomatic) Completely clear and understood.

CRYSTAL CLEAR, adjective. (idiomatic) Visually clear, a sharp image, high acuity.

CRYSTAL DICK, noun. (uncountable) (idiomatic) (slang) Erectile dysfunction caused by methamphetamine use or other drug use.

CRYSTAL DICK, noun. (countable) (idiomatic) (slang) A penis that is flaccid as a result of methamphetamine or other drug use.

CRYSTAL DICKS, noun. Plural of crystal dick

CRYSTAL FIELD THEORY, noun. (chemistry) (physics) A description of various properties of transition element complex compounds that compares the effects of its ligands to that of neighbouring atoms in a crystal

CRYSTAL HEALING, noun. The supposed therapeutic effects of crystals.

CRYSTAL LATTICE, noun. ​(crystallography) A regular three-dimensional geometric arrangement of atoms, molecules or ions in a crystal

CRYSTAL LATTICES, noun. Plural of crystal lattice

CRYSTAL METH, noun. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride.

CRYSTAL MOMENTUM, noun. (physics) A specific vector associated with the movement of electrons in a crystal lattice

CRYSTAL OVEN, noun. A temperature-controlled chamber used to maintain the quartz crystal in electronic crystal oscillators at a constant temperature, in order to prevent changes in the frequency due to variations in ambient temperature.

CRYSTAL OVENS, noun. Plural of crystal oven

CRYSTAL RADIO, noun. A crystal set.

CRYSTAL SAUCE, noun. A clear sauce used in Chinese food.

CRYSTAL SET, noun. An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.

CRYSTAL SETS, noun. Plural of crystal set

CRYSTAL STONE, noun. (now historical) Crystal; a piece of crystal.

CRYSTAL SYSTEM, noun. (crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals :- cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.

CRYSTAL TWINNING, noun. The intergrowth of two twin crystals.

CRYSTAL VIOLET, noun. A dye, derived from gentian violet, that is used as an acid-base indicator and as a biological stain.

CRYSTAL, noun. A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure.

CRYSTAL, noun. A crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices.

CRYSTAL, noun. A rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces.

CRYSTAL, noun. Colorless glass made of almost pure silica.

CRYSTAL, noun. Glassware made of quartz.

CRYSTAL, noun. A protective cover that protects the face of a watch.