Crystal (disambiguation)
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Crystal may refer to:
[edit] Physical science
- Crystal, in chemistry and mineralogy, a form of matter wherein its molecules are regularly aggregated in a definite internal crystal structure, with the external form of a solid of symmetrically arranged plane faces.
- Liquid crystal, in physical chemistry, a turbid liquid with some internal structure like an ordinary crystal, that exhibits double refraction.
[edit] Technology
- In electronics, a crystal is a crystalline piece of a semiconductor used in a device, such as a crystal radio receiver, for its properties of electrical conduction.
- Crystal oscillator, in electronics, a device, often used in timekeeping, as in a quartz clock, and in radio transmission, which produces an alternating electric current stabilized by the mechanical resonance of a piezoelectric crystal, usually quartz.
- Lead crystal or crystal-glass, a form of glass with a high degree of transparency that usually consists of a high proportion of lead oxide.
[edit] Art
- A crystal is a piece of rock-crystal or the like used especially in magic art, such as crystal gazing.
[edit] Proper name
- Billy Crystal, an American comedian and actor.
- David Crystal, a British linguist and author.
[edit] Popular culture
- The Crystals, a popular American "girl group" of the 1960s, best known for songs like He's a Rebel and Uptown.
- Crystal (comics), a superhero in the fictional Marvel Comics universe.
- Crystal (song), a record released by British band New Order in 2001.
- Slang for crystalline methamphetamine.
[edit] Computer software
- Crystal Reports, a commercial computer software product for creating reports about databases.
- Crystal (software synthesizer), a freeware software synthesizer.
- CRYSTAL, a software program used in solid-state chemistry and physics
- Crystal Icons by Everaldo Coelho
- Pokémon Crystal, a Pokémon game
[edit] Structures
- The Crystal Palace, London
- Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, USA
- Crystal Palace (disambiguation page)
[edit] See also
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