crystallised

Thân thiện

The scientist examined the crystallised sugar under the light.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having become fixed and definite in form: Describes something that has solidified into a clear, stable, and often rigid shape or structure, either literally or figuratively.
   • Made clear and definite: Refers to ideas, plans, or opinions that have become clearly formed and settled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The chemist examined the crystallised sugar under the microscope. (The sugar had formed into solid, geometric crystals.)
  • After months of discussion, their strategy is now crystallised and ready for implementation. (Their strategy has become clear and fixed.)
  • The report aims to distinguish between crystallised and uncrystallised public opinion on the issue. (It separates fixed, definite opinions from those still forming.)

Advanced Usage

• In a figurative or abstract sense: Often used to describe the process where thoughts, concepts, or feelings become concrete and well-defined.
  • Her childhood dream of becoming a pilot finally crystallised into a career plan. (The vague dream transformed into a specific plan.)
• In scientific contexts: Specifically refers to a substance that has formed crystals.
  • The solution was left to cool, and pure salt crystallised at the bottom of the beaker. (The salt formed solid crystals.)

Variants and Related Words

• Crystallize (verb): To form crystals; to make or become definite and clear.
  • The idea began to crystallize after the meeting.
• Crystallization (noun): The process of crystallizing.
  • The crystallization of the compound required precise temperature control.
• Crystalline (adjective): Having the structure or clarity of a crystal.
  • The lake's crystalline water was perfectly clear.

Synonyms

• Solidified: Made solid or firm.
• Coalesced: Came together to form one mass or whole.
• Concretized: Made concrete or specific.
• Clarified: Made clear or understandable.

Related Phrases

• To crystallise out: (Phrasal Verb) In chemistry, for a substance to separate from a solution in crystalline form.
  • The mineral will crystallise out as the liquid evaporates.
• Crystallised fruit: Fruit preserved by being impregnated with sugar and often dried.
  • The cake was decorated with crystallised ginger and orange peel.

Related Idioms

• To crystallise one's thoughts: To make one's thoughts clear and organized.
  • Writing in a journal helped her crystallise her thoughts about the future.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having become fixed and definite in form
   • distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion- Psychological Abstracts

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