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CrystalCrystal Crys"tal (kr?s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L.
crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? icy cold,
frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E.
crust. See Crust, Raw.]
1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.
2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz,
Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.
3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
ornamental forms. See Flint glass.
4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron.
Blood crystal. See under Blood.
Compound crystal. See under Compound.
Iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
Rock crystal, or Mountain crystal, any transparent
crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
quartz. Crystal
Crystal Crys"tal, a.
Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid;
pellucid; crystalline.
Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.
--Shak.
By crystal streams that murmur through the meads.
--Dryden.
The crystal pellets at the touch congeal, And from the
ground rebounds the ratting hail. --H. Brooks.
Meaning of Crystals from wikipedia
- the name, lead
crystal,
crystal gl****, and
related products are not
crystals, but
rather types of gl****, i.e.
amorphous solids.
Crystals, or crystalline...
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incarnation of the
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- or to lack
obvious crystal faces altogether and
appear m****ive. Well-formed
crystals typically form as a
druse (a
layer of
crystals lining a void), of...
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Liquid crystals can be
divided into
three main types: thermotropic, lyotropic, and metallotropic.
Thermotropic and
lyotropic liquid crystals consist...
- Ice
crystals are
solid ice in
symmetrical shapes including hexagonal columns,
hexagonal plates, and
dendritic crystals. Ice
crystals are
responsible for...
- pattern.
Crystal or
Crystals may also
refer to: The
Crystals, an
American pop
music girl
group Crystal, the
artistic name of
Gaudelia Díaz
Crystal, the former...
- Time
crystals were
first proposed theoretically by
Frank Wilczek in 2012 as a time-based
analogue to
common crystals –
whereas the
atoms in
crystals are...
- of cheese.
Cheese crystals are
characteristic of many long-aged hard cheeses.[citation needed] Hard
cheeses where cheese crystals are
common and valued...
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boundaries are
interfaces where crystals of
different orientations meet. A
grain boundary is a single-phase interface, with
crystals on each side of the boundary...
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environmental damage and
exploitative child labor to mine the
crystals.
Several po****r
crystals used by
believers such as
shungite frequently contain heavy...
