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crystalline

crys·tal·line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een]
    • /ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin/
    • /ˈkrɪs.təl.aɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een]
    • /ˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn, -ˌin/

Definitions of crystalline word

  • adjective crystalline A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals. 3
  • adjective crystalline Crystalline means clear or bright. 3
  • adjective crystalline having the characteristics or structure of crystals 3
  • adjective crystalline consisting of or containing crystals 3
  • adjective crystalline made of or like crystal; transparent; clear 3
  • adjective crystalline consisting or made of crystal or crystals 3

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Origin of crystalline

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cristal(l)yn(e) < Latin crystallinus < Greek krystállinos. See crystal, -ine1

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Parts of speech for Crystalline

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crystalline popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for crystalline

adj crystalline

  • lucid — easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
  • translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • limpid — clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.

adjective crystalline

  • glassy — resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.

Antonyms for crystalline

adj crystalline

  • cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.

adjective crystalline

  • opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.

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