Crystal vs. Diamond — What's the Difference?

A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a precise repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions.

Exhibits high optical dispersion, making it highly valuable as a gemstone.

Naturally occurring or synthetically produced solid with a definite form due to the ordered arrangement of its particles.

A form of carbon with its atoms arranged in a robust tetrahedral lattice.

Visible crystalline structures are often admired for their beauty and complexity.

The hardest known natural material, used extensively in industrial applications.

Any substance whose atoms are arranged in a crystalline structure.

Formed under extreme pressure and temperature conditions deep within the Earth.

Used broadly in various scientific and industrial applications due to diverse properties.

Often symbolizes wealth, durability, and status.

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations.

Diamond is a form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. At room temperature and pressure, another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon, but diamond almost never converts to it.

A piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces

A precious stone consisting of a clear and colourless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance

Highly transparent glass with a high refractive index

A figure with four straight sides of equal length forming two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles; a rhombus

Short for crystal meth (methamphetamine)

An extremely hard, highly refractive crystalline form of carbon that is usually colorless and is used as a gemstone and in abrasives, cutting tools, and other applications.

Clear and transparent like crystal

A piece of jewelry containing such a gemstone.

A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of atoms, ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts.

A rhombus, particularly when oriented so that one diagonal extends from left to right and the other diagonal extends from top to bottom.

The unit cell of such a pattern.

A red, lozenge-shaped figure on certain playing cards.

A mineral, especially a transparent form of quartz, having a crystalline structure, often characterized by external planar faces.

A playing card with this figure.

A natural or synthetic crystalline material having piezoelectric or semiconducting properties.

Diamonds (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.

An electrical or electronic device that makes use of such a material, thereby allowing it to receive radio transmissions.

The infield.

A high-quality, clear, colorless glass.

The whole playing field.

An object, especially a vessel or ornament, made of such glass.

Of or relating to a 60th or 75th anniversary.

Such objects considered as a group.

To adorn with diamonds.

A clear glass or plastic protective cover for the face of a watch or clock.

(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. Category:en:Carbon

(Slang) A stimulant drug, usually methamphetamine, in its powdered form.

A gemstone made from this mineral.

Clear or transparent

A ring containing a diamond.

(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.

A very pale blue color.

(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.

Something that resembles a diamond.

(uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.

(geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.

Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.

(geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.

A person's eye.

(baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.

The glass over the dial of a watch case.

(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.

Very clear.

(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces, symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.

A size of type, standardised as 2 point.

The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; - called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.

The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 2-point.

A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint glass.

Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.

The glass over the dial of a watch case.

Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.

Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.

Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.

Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid; pellucid; crystalline.

(slang) First-rate; excellent.

A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

To adorn with or as if with diamonds

A crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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

A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.

Colorless glass made of almost pure silica

One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond.

Glassware made of quartz

A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups.

A protective cover that protects the face of a watch

The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles.

The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.

Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.

A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

A playing card in the minor suit of diamonds

The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

The baseball playing field

A diamond is a crystalline form of carbon, recognized for its tetrahedral arrangement of atoms and extreme hardness.

A crystal is a solid where the atoms are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern, extending in all three dimensions.

Crystals are used in a variety of applications including electronics, optical devices, and as decorative items.

Diamonds are valued for their physical properties such as hardness and optical qualities, as well as their rarity and symbolic significance.

Diamonds form under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions in the Earth’s mantle and are brought to the surface by volcanic activity.

The hardness varies among crystals, but diamonds are the hardest known natural material.

Yes, all diamonds are a type of crystal, specifically formed from carbon.

No, only crystals composed of carbon with a specific tetrahedral structure are considered diamonds.

Crystals typically form when liquid solutions cool and start to harden, with atoms arranging in a structured pattern.

Diamonds have a high refractive index and dispersion, making them uniquely brilliant compared to other crystals.