crystal
crys·tal
noun
a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
Origin
From Middle English crystal, cristal, criȝstall, representing a merger of Old English cristalla (from Latin crystallus) and Anglo-Norman cristall, Old French cristal (from Latin crystallum). The Latin is derived from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).
Phrases
- blood crystal
- Charcot-Leyden crystal
- cheese crystal
- clear as crystal
- compound crystal
- crystal ball
- crystal cell
- Crystal City
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