crystal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪstəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɪstəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kris′tl)

Inflections of 'crystal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
crystals
v 3rd person singular
crystalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
crystaling
v pres p (US)
crystalled
v past (Mainly UK)
crystaled
v past (US)
crystalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
crystaled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
crystal n (glassware)cristal nm
  (figurado)vidrio nm
 We drink from our good crystal at holiday meals.
 En las comidas de las fiestas bebemos de nuestros cristales finos.
 En las comidas de las fiestas bebemos de nuestros vidrios finos.
crystal n (chemistry: mineral)cristal nm
 At high altitudes, ice crystals may form on an airplane's wings.
 Leon showed us how to grow sugar crystals on a string.
 En las grandes alturas, pueden formarse cristales de hielo en las alas de un avión. // Leon nos mostró cómo hacer cristales de azúcar en una cuerda.
crystal n as adj (made of lead glass)de cristal loc adj
 This crystal vase once belonged to my grandmother.
 Esta jarrón de cristal otrora perteneció a mi abuela.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
crystal n as adj (clear)cristalino/a adj
 The crystal pond reflected the yellow trees around it.
 El estanque cristalino reflejaba los árboles amarillos a su alrededor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
crystal ball n (glass ball used to predict future)bola de cristal loc nom f
 The fortune-teller gazed into the crystal ball.
crystal lattice n (crystallography: structure of a crystal) (cristalografía)estructura cristalina nf + adj
crystal meth,
meth n		 informal, abbreviation (addictive drug: methamphetamine) (variedad de anfetamina)cristal nm
 The young man was arrested for dealing crystal meth.
crystal pickup n (record player: amplifying device) (tocadiscos)cápsula de cristal nf + loc adj
crystal system n (classification of crystals) (cristalografía)sistema cristalino nm + adj
crystal violet,
gentian violet n		 (chemical dye)violeta cristal loc nom m
crystal-clear,
crystal clear adj		 figurative (obvious)más claro que el agua loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 The chief executive made his opposition to the proposal crystal clear.
  clarísimo adj
 El director ejecutivo dejó clarísimo que se opone a la propuesta.
  claro como el cristal loc adj
crystal-clear,
crystal-clear adj		 figurative (easy to understand)claro como el agua loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 His explanation was crystal clear.
 Siempre sus explicaciones fueron claras como el agua.
  prístino/a adj
 Se explicó con prístina claridad.
crystal-clear,
crystal clear adj		 (water: pure, clean)cristalino/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 She swam in the crystal-clear water.
 The water up in the mountains is crystal clear.
 Ella nadó en las aguas cristalinas.
liquid crystal n (chemistry)cristal líquido loc nom m
rock crystal n (mineral: clear quartz)cristal de roca loc nom m
  cuarzo cristalino loc nom m
 Rock crystal is mined in the Ural mountains.
 El cristal de roca se extrae de los montes Urales.
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'crystal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
crystal lattice - crystallography lattice - cut glass - dendrite - diamond - grain - grain of salt - granular - granule - LCD - massive - nematic - quartz - snow - snowflake - Steuben glass - uniaxial - whisker
Spanish:
cristal - a las claras - bola de cristal - cairel - cristal de roca - cristalino - diáfano - mas claro ni el agua - palmario - sistema cristalográfico

Collocations: [pure, pink, sparkling] crystal, [salt, quartz, gem] crystals, The [ice, snow] crystals were glittering in the sun., more...

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