crystalline
/'kristəlain/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having the structure and properties of a crystal; composed of crystals: Describes a solid material whose atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in a highly ordered, repeating microscopic structure.
- Resembling crystal; transparent and clear: Describes something that is very clear, pure, and often sparkling, like crystal.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Granite is a crystalline rock. (Granite is a rock composed of interlocking crystals.)
- The lake's water was crystalline and perfectly reflected the mountains. (The water of the lake was extremely clear and pure.)
- Scientists studied the crystalline structure of the mineral. (Scientists studied the ordered atomic structure characteristic of a crystal in the mineral.)
Advanced Usage
- "Crystalline solid": A solid material whose constituents are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure.
- Diamond is a classic example of a crystalline solid.
- "Crystalline clarity": Used metaphorically to describe something that is very easy to understand or perceive.
- Her explanation had a crystalline clarity that made the complex topic accessible.
Variants and Related Words
- Crystal (n): A solid material whose atoms are arranged in a highly ordered, repeating pattern.
- She admired the beautiful quartz crystal.
- Crystallize (v): To form crystals; to make or become definite and clear.
- The idea began to crystallize in her mind.
- Crystallization (n): The process of forming crystals.
- The crystallization of sugar is a common process.
Synonyms
- Clear: Free from cloudiness or obscurity.
- Transparent: Allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
- Lucid: Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
- Pellucid: Translucently clear (often literary).
Related Phrases
- Crystalline lens: (Anatomy) The transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina.
- The crystalline lens changes shape to focus on objects at different distances.
Adjective
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- the cold crystalline water of melted snow
- crystal clear skies
- could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
- lucid air
- a pellucid brook
- transparent crystal
- distinctly or sharply outlined
- crystalline sharpness of outline- John Buchan
- consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- granite is crystalline