- [countable] a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid
- ice/salt crystals
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- small
- tiny
- …
- form
- grow
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- [uncountable, countable] a clear mineral, such as quartz, used in making jewellery and attractive objects
- crystal earrings
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- small
- tiny
- …
- form
- grow
- [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
- She claims that Smoky Quartz is a powerful healing crystal.
- [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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