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单词 crystalline
释义

crystalline

adjective

crys·​tal·​line ˈkri-stə-lən How to pronounce crystalline (audio)
 also  -ˌlīn,
-ˌlēn
1
: resembling crystal: such as
a
: strikingly clear or sparkling
crystalline air
a crystalline lake
b
: clear-cut
2
: made of crystal : composed of crystals
3
: constituting or relating to a crystal
crystallinity
ˌkri-stə-ˈli-nə-tē How to pronounce crystalline (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • clear
  • crystal
  • crystal clear
  • limpid
  • liquid
  • lucent
  • pellucid
  • see-through
  • transparent
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Example Sentences

we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English cristallin, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin crystallinus, borrowed from Greek krystállinos, from krýstallos "clear ice, crystal entry 1" + -inos -ine entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

crystalline

adjective

crys·​tal·​line ˈkri-stə-lən How to pronounce crystalline (audio)
1
: made of crystal or composed of crystals
2
: clear entry 1 sense 4

Medical Definition

crystalline

adjective

crys·​tal·​line
ˈkris-tə-lən also -ˌlīn, -ˌlēn
1
: composed of or resembling crystals
2
a
: formed by crystallization : having regular arrangement of the atoms in a space lattice see amorphous sense 2
b
: having the internal structure though not necessarily the external form of a crystal
granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized

crystalline

adjective

as in crystal
easily seen through we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • crystal
  • liquid
  • transparent
  • translucent
  • clear
  • limpid
  • pellucid
  • lucent
  • lucid
  • sheer
  • crystal clear
  • colorless
  • see-through
  • glassy
  • diaphanous
  • semitransparent
  • uncolored
  • vitreous
  • semitranslucent
  • transparentized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opaque
  • colored
  • cloudy
  • dark
  • glazed
  • dense
  • tinted
  • misty
  • smoky
  • hazy
  • nebulous
  • foggy
  • turbid
  • muddy
  • filmy
  • murky
  • smokey
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