Crystalline

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  • adjective. Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
  • adjective. Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline. synonym: clear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of crystal.
  • Relating or pertaining to crystals or crystallization.
  • Formed by crystallization; of the nature of a crystal, especially as regards its internal structure, cleavage, etc.: opposed to amorphous.
  • Resembling crystal; pure; clear; transparent; pellucid: specifically applied in anatomy to several structures, as the crystalline humor, cones, etc. See below.
  • In entomology, reflecting light like glass: specifically applied to the ocelli or simple eyes when they are apparently colorless, resembling glass.
  • noun. A crystallized rock, or one only partially crystallized, as granite.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A crystalline substance.
  • noun. See Aniline.
  • adjective. Consisting, or made, of crystal.
  • adjective. Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
  • adjective. Imperfectly crystallized.
  • adjective. Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.
  • adjective. in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, two transparent spheres imagined to exist between the region of the fixed stars and the primum mobile (or outer circle of the heavens, which by its motion was supposed to carry round all those within it), in order to explain certain movements of the heavenly bodies.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. the capsular lenslike body in the eye, serving to focus the rays of light. It consists of rodlike cells derived from the external embryonic epithelium.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, relating to, or composed of crystals
  • adjective. having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure
  • adjective. resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
  • noun. Any crystalline substance.
  • noun. aniline
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
  • adjective. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  • adjective. distinctly or sharply outlined
  • Word Usage
    "In its citation, the Swedish academy said the duo achieved their result "at a time when many believed it was impossible for such thin crystalline materials to be stable.""
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    amorphous  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amber  brittle  dazzle  dense  glassy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    aniline