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1. | [ adjective ] transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | |
Synonyms: | transparent limpid pellucid lucid crystal_clear | |
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" |
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Related terms: | clear | |
2. | [ adjective ] distinctly or sharply outlined | |
Examples: | "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan |
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Related terms: | distinct | |
3. | [ adjective ] (crystallography) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals | |
Examples: | "granite is crystalline" |
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Related terms: | noncrystalline polycrystalline crystalised microcrystalline crystallized | |
Similar spelling: |
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