CRYSTAL
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crystal \Crys"tal\ (kr[i^]s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal,
L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. kry`stallos, fr. kry`os
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}.
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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}.
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3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
ornamental forms. See {Flint glass}.
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4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
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5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
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The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron.
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{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.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crystal \Crys"tal\, a.
Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid;
pellucid; crystalline.
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Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.
--Shak.
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By crystal streams that murmur through the meads.
--Dryden.
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The crystal pellets at the touch congeal,
And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail. --H.
Brooks.
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from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Crystal
(Ezek. 1:22, with the epithet "terrible," as dazzling the
spectators with its brightness). The word occurs in Rev. 4:6;
21:11; 22:1. It is a stone of the flint order, the most refined
kind of quartz. The Greek word here used means also literally
"ice." The ancients regarded the crystal as only pure water
congealed into extreme hardness by great length of time.
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Crystal, MI
Zip code(s): 48818
Crystal, MN (city, FIPS 14158)
Location: 45.03730 N, 93.35935 W
Population (1990): 23788 (9541 housing units)
Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55428
Crystal, ND (city, FIPS 17060)
Location: 48.59845 N, 97.66836 W
Population (1990): 199 (96 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58222
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Crystal, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
Population (2000): 347
Housing Units (2000): 113
Land area (2000): 4.397142 sq. miles (11.388545 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.020350 sq. miles (0.052705 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.417492 sq. miles (11.441250 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19080
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 36.030056 N, 108.986649 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Crystal, NM
Crystal
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Crystal, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 167
Housing Units (2000): 92
Land area (2000): 0.652266 sq. miles (1.689360 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.652266 sq. miles (1.689360 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17060
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 48.596754 N, 97.670581 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58222
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Crystal, ND
Crystal
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Crystal, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 22698
Housing Units (2000): 9481
Land area (2000): 5.776568 sq. miles (14.961241 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.092601 sq. miles (0.239836 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.869169 sq. miles (15.201077 sq. km)
FIPS code: 14158
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 45.037264 N, 93.359577 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55428
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Crystal, MN
Crystal
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "crystal":
Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine,
Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate,
avalanche, blizzard, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, cocaine,
coke, craggy, crystal-clear, crystalline,
dextroamphetamine sulfate, diaphane, diaphanous, driven snow,
filmy, flake, flurry, football, gauzy, gem, gem stone, gossamer,
gossamery, granular snow, gravelly, gritty, heart, igloo,
jolly bean, lapideous, light-pervious, limpid, lithoid, lithoidal,
lucent, lucid, luminous, mantle of snow,
methamphetamine hydrochloride, mogul, monolithic, nonopaque,
pebbled, pebbly, peekaboo, pellucid, pep pill, porphyritic,
precious stone, purple heart, revealing, rock-ribbed, rock-strewn,
rock-studded, rocklike, rocky, sandy, see-through,
semiprecious stone, sheer, shingled, shingly, slosh, slush, snow,
snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence,
snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath,
snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift,
snowfall, snowfield, snowflake, snowland, snowman, snowscape,
snowshed, snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, speed, stimulant, stone,
stonelike, stony, thin, trachytic, translucent, transparent,
transpicuous, unclouded, upper, wet snow
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