| ADJECTIVE | all | crystalline | consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
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| all | crystalline | distinctly or sharply outlined | |
| all | crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent | transmitting light |
| Sounds | krih'stahlay.n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals. | |
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| Example | "granite is crystalline" | |
| Narrower | crystallized, crystalised | Having both internal structure and external form of a crystal |
| microcrystalline | Containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope | |
| polycrystalline | Composed of aggregates of crystals | |
| Opposite | noncrystalline | not crystalline |
| Meaning | distinctly or sharply outlined. | |
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| Example | "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan | |
| Broader | distinct | Easy to perceive / perceive |
| Meaning | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity. | |
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| Example | "the cold crystalline water of melted snow" | |
| Synonyms | crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent | |
| Broader | clear | Allowing light to pass through |
| Catalan | clar, transparent | |
| Spanish | claro, transparente | |