crystalline en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn/
- /ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/
Etymology
From Middle English cristallyn, cristallyne, from Old French cristallin and its etymon Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος (krustállinos), from κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal”) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, crystal + -ine.
Meanings
- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
- Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
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Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
There the roſy-finger'd Spring, by the liquid mirror of a cryſtalline pool, was attiring her fair daughters in ſeven-fold ornaments, while the love-whiſpering breezes ſtole kiſſes as they paſſed, and fanned their glowing beauties.
1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iii:
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Pure.
not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).
2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrystalline | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more crystalline | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most crystalline | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
amorphous · amorphous · noncrystalline
Deriveds
crystalline arthritis · multicrystalline · semicrystalline · intercrystalline · microcrystalline · hypocrystalline · holocrystalline · paracrystalline · magnetocrystalline · intracrystalline · oligocrystalline · polycrystalline · uncrystalline · crystallinity · heterocrystalline · procrystalline · pericrystalline · anticrystalline · cryptocrystalline · crystallineness · mesocrystalline · macrocrystalline · neurocrystalline · crystalline lens · crystallinely · crystalline humor · monocrystalline · hypercrystalline · phanerocrystalline · nanocrystalline · subcrystalline · noncrystalline · quasicrystalline · extracrystalline · spherocrystalline · crystalline humour · isocrystalline · pseudocrystalline
Synonyms
Translations (61)
it cristallino (relating to crystals) · de kristallen (relating to crystals) · ka კრისტალური (relating to crystals) · es cristalino (relating to crystals) · tl malakristal (relating to crystals) · nl kristallijn (relating to crystals) · ja 結晶性 (relating to crystals) · nn krystallinsk (relating to crystals) · ga criostalta (relating to crystals) · fa بلوری (having a regular molecular structure) · sq kristalin (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · nl glashelder (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · ms berkristal (relating to crystals) · el κρυσταλλικός (relating to crystals) · de Kristall- (relating to crystals) · fa بلورین (relating to crystals) · ru кристалли́ческий (relating to crystals) · lv kristālisks (relating to crystals) · ga criostalach (relating to crystals) · sh krìstalnī (relating to crystals) · sv kristallinisk (relating to crystals) · nb krystallinsk (relating to crystals) · hu kristályos (relating to crystals) · fa بلورین (having a regular molecular structure) · bg кристален (relating to crystals) · ms berkristal (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · nl kristalvormig (having a regular molecular structure) · de kristallin (having a regular molecular structure) · ms habluran (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · cmn 粼粼 (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · pl krystaliczny (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · ms kristalin (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · ms berhablur (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · pt cristalino (relating to crystals) · sh крѝсталнӣ (relating to crystals) · cs křišťálový (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · sq kristalin (relating to crystals) · fr cristallin (relating to crystals) · ru криста́льно чи́стый (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · ms berhablur (relating to crystals) · fi kiteinen (relating to crystals) · ca cristal·lí (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · fa بلورین (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · gl cristalino (relating to crystals) · de kristallinisch (relating to crystals) · pt cristalino (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · lv kristāliska (relating to crystals) · ms kristalin (relating to crystals) · fr cristallin (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · cs krystalický (relating to crystals) · es cristalino (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · pl krystaliczny (relating to crystals) · da krystallinsk (relating to crystals) · sv kristallin (relating to crystals) · de kristallklar (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · ca cristal·lí (relating to crystals) · de kristallin (relating to crystals) · ru хруста́льный (relating to crystals) · ms habluran (relating to crystals) · tl malakristal (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent) · fi kristallinkirkas (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent)