Meaning

noun the formation of crystals

noun a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces

noun a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

originEtymology tree English crystal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle…

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