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crystalline
has definitions from the field of crystallography
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[ adjective ] transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Synonyms Examples "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 crystal" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] distinctly or sharply outlined
Examples "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (crystallography) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
Examples "granite is crystalline" Related terms noncrystalline polycrystalline crystalised microcrystalline crystallized |
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