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Meanings of crystal in English

Russian
кристаллы
Portuguese
cristal
Catalan
cristall
Spanish
cristal
Wikidata

Solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions.

кристаллы
Portuguese
cristal
Catalan
cristall

Colorless glass made of almost pure silica.

cristal
Catalan
vidre de rellotge

A protective cover that protects the face of a watch.

vidre de rellotge
Portuguese
cristal
Catalan
cristall
Spanish
cristal

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

cristal
Usage of crystal in English
1
And the prime minister has made that absolutely crystal clear, he said.
News.com.au
2
The bipartisan Fiscal Commission I created last year made this crystal clear.
Reuters
3
A good quality single crystal was used for X-ray intensity data collection.
Pubmed
4
However, the mechanisms of the new crystal form of puerarin are unclear.
Pubmed
5
Mr Sarkozy's second advantage was to be crystal clear in his message.
The Guardian
6
Here is the second crystal: see how tiny: yet it's all there.
Engine Summer
7
The crone had been right; the crystal had indeed clarified her role.
The curse of deadman's forest
8
But one thing was crystal clear: Twitter still needs an Edit button.
Wired
9
Lighting complements high quality video by helping render a crystal clear image.
The South African
10
Despite the message's reasonable tone, the threat behind it was crystal clear.
Ready Player One
11
Two monoclinic crystal forms can be grown under different sets of conditions.
Pubmed
12
This is a great opportunity to apply crystal engineering to pharmaceutical science.
The Irish Times
13
The new crystal needed no shaping; it was perfect as it was.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
14
The water is crystal clear and this is definitely a clothing-optional beach.
The Guardian
15
One held up a cut crystal glass and said, Anu 'goblet' su?
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
16
But they will become beautiful and crystal clear as time goes by.
The Sirens of Titan
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cristal
Spanish
cristal
Crystal through the time
Crystal across language varieties
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Common
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