crystal
noun
a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
crystals
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pluralof crystal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Parisi traveled to Oklahoma to obtain the Ames rock core from the Oklahoma Geological Survey, extracted zircon crystals from the material, and helped determine their ages.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
One leading idea involves magnetite, a magnetic mineral that may form tiny crystals inside an animal's body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Essentially, all of this happens because there is a physical relation between the size of a droplet and the size of ice crystals in the clouds and the frequency spectrum," she pointed out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The crystals and lamé of their outfits played with the light from the disco ball hanging from the ceiling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He once built a radio using crystals instead of electricity to pick up broadcasts from Warsaw and Białystok and even Kraków.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
