Crystalline
['krɪst(ə)laɪn] or ['krɪstə'laɪn]
Definition
(adj.) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; 'granite is crystalline' .
(adj.) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; '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' .
(adj.) distinctly or sharply outlined; 'crystalline sharpness of outline'- John Buchan .
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Definition
(a.) Consisting, or made, of crystal.
(a.) Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.
(a.) Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline, while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.
(a.) Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.
(n.) A crystalline substance.
(n.) See Aniline.
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Examples
- Would not matter solidifying after fusion form a glass, a vitreous, rather than a crystalline product? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He obtained, by fusion, a crystalline carbonate resembling marble. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- If one had habitually breathed the New York air there were times when anything less crystalline seemed stifling. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- At No. 3 a tin dipper, which has been immersed in liquid air, has become so cold and crystalline that it breaks like glass when dropped. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There has been much discussion and controversy over this Eozoon, but to-day it is agreed that Eozoon is nothing more than a crystalline marking. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A calm day had settled into a crystalline evening. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In 1826 Unverdorben obtained from indigo a substance which he called Crystalline. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In 1892 it was discovered that lime and coal fused together in the intense heat of the electric furnace formed a crystalline, metallic-looking substance called calcium carbide. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Salicylic acid is a white, dry, crystalline powder, devoid of smell or taste, undergoes no change when kept in store, and is neither inflammable nor volatile. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The eyeball of a nearsighted person is very wide, and the retina is too far away from the crystalline lens. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Being sharp, crystalline, and even in quality, it was a valuable by-product, finding a ready sale for building purposes, railway sand-boxes, and various industrial uses. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The answer to these questions is that the crystalline lens changes shape according to need. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The retina of the eye cannot be moved backward and forward, as the screen was, and the crystalline lens is permanently located directly back of the iris. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Among young people headaches are frequently caused by over-exertion of the crystalline muscles. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The human eye possesses a most wonderful lens and screen (Fig. 78); the lens is called the crystalline lens, and the screen is called the retina. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The eyeball of a farsighted person is very short, and the retina is too close to the crystalline lens. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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