crystals
KRIS-tuhlz/ˈkɹɪstəlz/
- 1Plural of crystal.
Salt crystals formed along the edge of the dish as the water evaporated.
The geologist examined several quartz crystals under a strong lens.
Note
A regular -s plural that belongs to the countable meanings: solids with a repeating atomic lattice, glittering pieces of mineral, the glass covers over watch dials. The tableware and the drug are mass nouns, so a cabinet holds fine crystal, not crystals. One obsolete figure lived almost only in this plural form, where crystals meant a person's eyes.
crystals is a form of crystal
crystal, noun: A mineral fragment that shines and resembles glass or ice. Full entry
- Forms
- crystalcrystals plural
- Spelling
- crystal → crystals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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