Crystalline Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of crystalline · 1 : resembling crystal: such as. a : strikingly clear or sparkling crystalline air a crystalline lake. b : clear-cut · 2 : made of ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut crystalline adjective SaveWord crys·​tal·​line |\ˈkri-stə-lən also-ˌlīn,-ˌlēn\ Definitionofcrystalline 1 :resemblingcrystal:suchas a :strikinglyclearorsparkling crystallineairacrystallinelake b :clear-cut 2 :madeofcrystal:composedofcrystals 3 :constitutingorrelatingtoacrystal OtherWordsfromcrystalline Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingcrystalline LearnMoreAboutcrystalline OtherWordsfromcrystalline crystallinity \ ˌkri-​stə-​ˈli-​nə-​tē \ noun Synonyms&Antonymsforcrystalline Synonyms clear,crystal,crystalclear,limpid,liquid,lucent,pellucid,see-through,transparent Antonyms cloudy,opaque VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofcrystallineinaSentence wecouldseefishswimmingbeneaththecrystallineiceofthefrozenlake RecentExamplesontheWeb About90%ofthisshowiscrystallineinimagery,honestyandidea;thelessspecific10%needsmoreattention. — ChrisJones,ChicagoTribune,5June2022 Ofcourse,Edelmanadded,therewereafewdownsidestovisitingthegorgeousislandssurroundedbycrystallinewatersinthecoolermonths. — MiaTaylor,Travel+Leisure,27Mar.2022 Hervoicedoesn’thavethecrystallinebeautyofsuchpredecessorsasBarbaraCookandShirleyJones,andmanyofthesongsaren’treallysuitedforher. — FrankScheck,TheHollywoodReporter,10Feb.2022 Noticeherethetreesslumpingunderheavysnow;thesteep,crystallinerocks;thesliding,unfocusedperspective. — WashingtonPost,13Apr.2022 It’sajarringsightforlong-timeresidentsoftheHillCountry,aruraloasisofscrubbygreenhills,crystallinewater,andbrightwhitelimestonewestofAustinandSanAntonio. — HenryGass,TheChristianScienceMonitor,25Mar.2022 Afterall,theJapanesepoemstylelendsitselftosparereflectionsonnature,crystallinemusingsonblossoms,songbirdsorhoarfrost. — WashingtonPost,6Mar.2022 Thiszany,cartoon-soundbite–liketracksomehowfitscomfortablyonACoupleofGoodDaysnexttoplayfulhip-house,crystallinepianothumpers,funkystrut,andalluringlylow-keydisco. — EliasLeight,RollingStone,18Feb.2022 Thelife-changingeventhereisthatofawomanbeingdumpedbyherhusbandandlefttoraiseherteenagekidswithoutfinancialsupport,playedinatouchingperformanceofcrystallineemotionaltransparencybyCharlotteGainsbourg. — DavidRooney,TheHollywoodReporter,13Feb.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'crystalline.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingcrystalline crystallinelens crystallinelens FirstKnownUseofcrystalline 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcrystalline MiddleEnglishcristallin,borrowedfromAnglo-French&Latin;Anglo-French,borrowedfromLatincrystallinus,borrowedfromGreekkrystállinos,fromkrýstallos"clearice,crystalentry1"+-inos-ineentry1 LearnMoreAboutcrystalline Sharecrystalline PosttheDefinitionofcrystallinetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcrystallineonTwitter TimeTravelerforcrystalline Thefirstknownuseofcrystallinewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcrystalline crystalligerous crystalline crystallinecone SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcrystalline LastUpdated 17Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Crystalline.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystalline.Accessed23Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcrystalline crystalline adjective crys·​tal·​line |\ˈkri-stə-lən \ KidsDefinitionofcrystalline 1 :madeofcrystalorcomposedofcrystals 2 :clearentry1sense4 crystalline adjective crys·​tal·​line |\ˈkris-tə-lənalso-ˌlīn,-ˌlēn\ Medical Definitionofcrystalline 1 :composedoforresemblingcrystals 2a :formedbycrystallization:havingregulararrangementoftheatomsinaspacelattice—seeamorphoussense2 b :havingtheinternalstructurethoughnotnecessarilytheexternalformofacrystal graniteisonlycrystalline,whilequartzcrystalisperfectlycrystallized OtherWordsfromcrystalline crystallinity \ ˌkris-​tə-​ˈlin-​ət-​ē \ noun, pluralcrystallinities MorefromMerriam-Websteroncrystalline Nglish:TranslationofcrystallineforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcrystallineforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY ingenuous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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