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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Crystal  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  crystal 
  n  1:  a  solid  formed  by  the  solidification  of  a  chemical  and 
  having  a  highly  regular  atomic  structure 
  2:  a  crystalline  element  used  in  various  electronic  devices 
  3:  a  rock  formed  by  the  solidification  of  a  substance;  has 
  regularly  repeating  internal  structure;  external  plane 
  faces 
  4:  colorless  glass  made  of  almost  pure  silica  [syn:  {quartz 
  glass},  {quartz},  {vitreous  silica},  {lechatelierite}] 
  5:  glassware  made  of  quartz 
  6:  a  protective  cover  that  protects  the  face  of  a  watch  [syn:  {watch 
  crystal},  {watch  glass}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Crystal 
 
  Concurrent  Representation  of  Your  Space-Time  ALgorithms. 
 
  A  {recursion  equation}  parallel  language. 
 
  ["A  Parallel  Language  and  its  Compilation  to  Multiprocessor 
  Machines  or  VLSI",  M.C.  Chen,  13th  POPL,  ACM  1986  pp.131-139]. 
 
  (1994-12-06) 
 
 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  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. 
 




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