Phrase guide

rock crystal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A clear, colorless form of the silica-based mineral quartz.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clear quartz, pure quartz

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transparent quartz

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quartz

Narrower terms: rhinestone

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: планински кристал (planinski kristal) — clear quartz
  • Danish: bjergkrystal — clear quartz
  • Finnish: vuorikide — clear quartz
  • French: cristal de roche — clear quartz
  • German: Bergkristall — clear quartz
  • Ancient Greek: κρύσταλλος (krústallos) — clear quartz
  • Greenlandic: aligoq — clear quartz
  • Italian: cristallo di rocca — clear quartz
  • Mongolian: уулын болор (uulyn bolor) — clear quartz
  • Polish: kryształ górski — clear quartz
  • Romanian: cristal de stâncă — clear quartz
  • Russian: го́рный хруста́ль (górnyj xrustálʹ) — clear quartz
  • Spanish: cristal de roca — clear quartz
  • Swedish: bergkristall — clear quartz
  • Ottoman Turkish: صرچه (sırça) — clear quartz
  • Ottoman Turkish: بللور (billur) — clear quartz
  • Woiwurrung: thŭn-dal — clear quartz
  • Yakut: хайа курустаала (qaya kurustaala) — clear quartz