crystallised
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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having become fixed and definite in form
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distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion- Psychological Abstracts
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