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English

Pronunciation
krĭsʹt�l, /�krɪst�l/, /<tt>"krIst@l</tt>/

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Etymology
From OE. cristal 'clear ice/mineral', from OF. cristal, from L. crystallum 'crystal, ice', from Ancient Greek κ�γ��αλλο� (krystallos) 'ice', from κ�γο� (kryos) 'frost'; from the Proto-Indo-European base kru(s)-, meaning hard, hard outer surface. <br>

Noun
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1. countable A solid (mineral quartz or otherwise) composed of an array of atoms possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
2. countable A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
3. uncountable A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|array of atoms grain

Antonyms
italbrac-colon|array of atoms amorphous, glass

Derived terms
crystalliferous
crystalline
crystallite
crystallization, crystallisation
crystallographer
crystalloid

Related terms
as clear as crystal, clear as crystal
crystal-clear, crystal clear
liquid crystal
rock crystal

Translations
trans-top|array of atoms
Arabic "�ر�س (QRYS, qarees) or �ر�ت(QRYT, qareet)" from Sanskrit.
Czech: krystal m
Dutch: kristal n
Finnish: kide
French: cristal#French|cristal m
German: Kristall m
Greek: κ����αλλο� (krýstallos) m
Hebrew: ���ש (gavysh) m
Italian: cristallo m
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Japanese: �� (�����, kessh�)
Latvian: krist�ls m
Norwegian: krystall
Polish: kryszta� m
Portuguese: cristal#Portuguese|cristal m
Serbian: ledac m
Slovene: kristal m
Spanish: cristal#Spanish|cristal
Swedish: kristall c
Vietnamese: tinh th�
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trans-top|mineral
Arabic: �ر�س �ر�ت (QRYS qarees, QRYT qareet)
Dutch: kristal n
Finnish: kristalli
French: cristal m
German: Kristall m
Greek: κ����αλλο (krýstallo) n
Hebrew: ���ש (gavysh) m
Italian: cristallo m
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Japanese: �� (�����, kessh�) (usual); 水� (�����, suish�), ����� (kurisutaru) (quartz)
Latin: cristallus f
Portuguese: cristal#Portuguese|cristal m
Telugu: స�ఫ�ి�� (sphaTikaM)
Serbian: ledac m
Slovene: kristal m
Swedish: kristall c
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trans-top|glassware
Czech: k�išťál m
Dutch: kristal n
Finnish: kristalli
German: Kristallglas n, Kristall n
Greek: κ����αλλο <!--move this to Greek page: [�krista�lo�]--> n, κ����άλλι <!--move this to Greek page: [kri�stali]--> n, κ�ο���άλλι <!--move this to Greek page: [kru�stali]--> n
Hebrew: ����� (bdolakh) m
Japanese: ����� (kurisutaru)
Latin: crystallum n
Latvian: krist�ls m
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Norwegian: krystall
Polish: kryszta� m
Portuguese: cristal#Portuguese|cristal m
Serbian: ledac m
Slovene: kristal m
Spanish: cristal
Swedish: kristall c
Vietnamese: pha lê
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Arabic: �ر�س �ر�ت (QRYT qareet, QRYS qarees)
ttbc|Chinese: 水� (shu� jīng)
ttbc|Hungarian: kristály
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ttbc|Latin: crystallis
ttbc|Norwegian: krystall
ttbc|Polish: kryszta� m
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References
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