CRYSTALLINE


Meaning of CRYSTALLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkris-tə-lən also ]

-ˌlīn, -ˌlēn adjective

Etymology: Middle English cristallin, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krystallinos, from krystallos

Date: 15th century

1. : resembling crystal: 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

• crys·tal·lin·i·ty ˌkris-tə-ˈli-nə-tē noun

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