crystal watch crystal watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
crystal | glassware made of quartz |
crystal | a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices |
crystal ball | a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers |
crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
crystal detector | a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal, acts as a rectifier |
crystal microphone | a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage |
crystal oscillator quartz oscillator | an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal |
crystal pickup | a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal |
crystal set | an early radio receiver using a crystal detector |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
diode semiconductor diode junction rectifier crystal rectifier | a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
liquid crystal display LCD | a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field, used for portable computer displays and watches etc. |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
piezoelectric crystal | a crystal that can be used as a transducer |
quartz crystal | a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency, used in crystal oscillators |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
blemish defect mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body), a facial blemish |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
defect shortcoming | a failing or deficiency, that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
space lattice crystal lattice Bravais lattice | a -dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
crystal gazing | staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events |
syntax sentence structure phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
hierarchy power structure pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization social organisation social structure social system structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
crystal crystallization | a rock formed by the solidification of a substance, has regularly repeating internal structure, external plane faces |
fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
mass defect mass deficiency | the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles |
ice crystal snow mist diamond dust poudrin ice needle frost snow frost mist | small crystals of ice |
reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
Labrador tea crystal tea Ledum groenlandicum | evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution |
plant part plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus |
genetic disease genetic disorder genetic abnormality genetic defect congenital disease inherited disease inherited disorder hereditary disease hereditary condition | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
autosomal recessive disease autosomal recessive defect | a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome |
speech disorder speech defect defect of speech | a disorder of oral speech |