Pronunciation: ' kw ā - ˌ z ī - ˌ kris-t ə l, -s ī -, ' kwä-z ē -, -s ē -
Function: noun
Date: 1982
: a body of solid material that resembles a crystal in being composed of repeating structural units but that incorporates two or more unit cells into a quasiperiodic structure
– qua · si · crys · tal · line \ - ' kris-t ə -l ə n also - ˌ l ī n, - ˌ l ē n \ adjective