cristal

See also: Cristal

English

Adjective

cristal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to a crest.

Derived terms

• intercristal

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Asturian

Noun

cristal m (uncountable)

1. glass (substance)

Synonyms

• vidru, vidriu

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kʁis.tal/

Noun

cristal m (plural cristaux)

1. crystal

Related terms

• cristallerie
• cristallin
• cristalliser
• cristallographie

Further reading

• “cristal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Noun

cristal m (plural cristais)

1. crystal

Related terms

• cristalino
• cristalografía

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Old French

Noun

cristal m (oblique plural cristaus or cristax or cristals, nominative singular cristaus or cristax or cristals, nominative plural cristal)

1. crystal

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Portuguese

cristal

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cristal, crestal, from Latin crystallum (“crystal, ice”), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from the Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtaw/, /kɾiʃˈtaw/
• Hyphenation: cris‧tal

Noun

cristal m (plural cristais)

1. crystal.

Related terms

• cristalífero
• cristalino

• cristalizar
• cristalóide

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crystallus or crystallum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtal/, [kɾisˈt̪al]

Noun

cristal m (plural cristales)

1. crystal
2. glass, glassware

Synonyms

• (glass): vidrio

Related terms

• cristalizar
• cristalino
• cristaloide

Derived terms

• cristalería
• limpiacristales

Further reading

• “cristal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.