- crystal *** crys·tal
- ['krɪstl]
1. n(gen) cristallo, (watch glass) vetro2. adj(glass, vase) di cristallo, (clear: water, lake) cristallino (-a)
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crystal *** crys·tal
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crys´tal|like´ — crys|tal «KRIHS tuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral that looks like ice, especially the transparent or nearly transparent form of pure quartz. 2. a piece of crystal cut into form for use or ornament. Crystals are used as… … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal — «KRIHS tuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral that looks like ice, especially the transparent or nearly transparent form of pure quartz. 2. a piece of crystal cut into form for use or ornament. Crystals are used as beads, and … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal-clear — «KRIHS tuhl KLIHR», adjective. 1. as clear as crystal: »crystal clear diamonds. 2. Figurative: »Being crystal clear in his own mind, he speaks directly and vividly to the minds of the theatre goer (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|lite — «KRIHS tuh lyt», noun. 1. a tiny globule or prism in glassy, igneous rock that is the beginning of a crystal. 2. Physics. a submicroscopic geometrical arrangement of atoms that is the center of growth of a crystal. ╂[< crystal + ite1] … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|lo|man|cy — «KRIHS tuh luh MAN see», noun. divination by means of a crystal ball or other transparent body; crystal gazing. ╂[< crystal + Greek manteíā divination] … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal-ball — crystal ball, a ball of rock crystal or glass typically used by fortune tellers to gaze into and predict the future. crys|tal ball «KRIHS tuhl BOL», Slang. –v.t. to predict. –v.i. to make predictions … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|line — «KRIHS tuh lihn, lyn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. made of crystals; solidified in the form of crystals: »Sugar, salt, snowflakes, and diamonds are crystalline. Some rocks are crystalline. 2. made of crystal: »crystalline pendants hanging from the… … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|loid — «KRIHS tuh loyd», adjective, noun. –adj. like crystal. –n. Chemistry. a substance (usually capable of crystallization) that, when dissolved in a liquid, forms a true solution and will diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal-gaz|er — «KRIHS tuhl GAY zuhr», noun. a person who stares steadily into a crystal ball in order to obtain a view of distant happenings or future events … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|lo|gen|e|sis — «KRIHS tuh luh JEHN uh sihs», noun. the science or study of the origin or formation of crystals. ╂[< crystal + genesis] … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|log|e|ny — «KRIHS swa> LOJ uh nee», noun. = crystallogenesis. (Cf. ↑crystallogenesis) ╂[< crystal + gen + y3] … Useful english dictionary
