crystalline

American  

[kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een] / ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin /

adjective

1. of or like crystal; clear; transparent.

2. formed by crystallization.

3. composed of crystals.

4. pertaining to crystals or their formation.

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crystalline British  

/ ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn, ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ /

adjective

1. having the characteristics or structure of crystals

2. consisting of or containing crystals

3. made of or like crystal; transparent; clear

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Other Word Forms

• crystallinity noun
• multicrystalline adjective
• noncrystalline adjective
• precrystalline adjective
• pseudocrystalline adjective
• subcrystalline adjective
• uncrystalline adjective

Etymology

Origin of crystalline

1350–1400; Middle English cristal ( l ) yn ( e ) < Latin crystallinus < Greek krystállinos. See crystal, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

The resulting image is crystalline—and full of symbolic touches attesting to his status.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he learned to master this new machine that could achieve insane speeds and execute hairpin turns while taking crystalline video.

From The Wall Street Journal

The limpid four-movement ballet is both courtly and casual, with its intricately evolving choreographic patterns gently beguiling, as if seen in a crystalline hall of mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal

This level of control allows, in principle, the creation of three dimensional devices from nearly any crystalline material.

From Science Daily

Solid electrolytes made from crystalline materials tend to develop microscopic cracks.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• lucid
• sparkling
• translucent