made of crystal, crystal-like, opaque
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Crystalline Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
See Aniline.
See Aniline.
(n.)
A crystalline substance.
A crystalline substance.
(a.)
Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.
Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.
(a.)
Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
(a.)
Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.
Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.
(a.)
Consisting, or made, of crystal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutConsisting, or made, of crystal.
crystalline
\crys"tal*line\, n.
1. a crystalline substance.
2. see aniline. [obs.]
crystalline
\crys"tal*line\ (kr?s"tal-l?n or -l?n; 277), a. [l. crystallinus, from gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. f. cristallin. see crystal.] 1. consisting, or made, of crystal. mount, eagle, to my palace crystalline.
2. formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture. their crystalline structure.
3. imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.
4. fig.: resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid. "the crystalline sky."
crystalline
heavens, or
crystalline
spheres, 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.
crystalline
lens (anat.), 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.
crystalline
adj
1. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline" [ant: noncrystalline]
2. distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- john buchan
3. 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 cristal" [syn: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent]
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crystalline humor
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Adjective
1. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline"
(antonym) noncrystalline
(similar) crystallized, crystalised
2. distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
(similar) distinct
3. 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 cristal"
(synonym) crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
(similar) clear
Crystalline Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
the state of a solid material characterized by a periodic and repeating three-dimensional array of atoms, ions, or molecules.
Rock types made up of crystals or crystal fragments, such as metamorphic rocks that recrystallized in high temperature or pressure environments, or igneous rocks that formed from cooling of a melt.
Crystalline Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
a material state where the atoms making up the material are arrayed in a consistent repeating pattern.
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"Crystalline" is a song by Icelandic artist Björk, released as the lead single from her seventh album Biophilia. The song was released as a single on June 28, 2011 accompanied by an iPad app developed exclusively for the song. "Cosmogony" served as its double A-side for both its physical and digital release.
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Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid. In a crystal, the atoms or molecules are arranged in a regular, periodic manner. The degree of crystallinity has a big influence on hardness, density, transparency and diffusion. In a gas, the relative positions of the atoms or molecules are completely random. Amorphous materials, such as liquids and glasses, represent an intermediate case, having order over short distances (a few atomic or molecular spacings) but not over longer distances.
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