crystalline meaning and definition

CRYSTALLINE adjective

Definition of crystalline (adjective)

1. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
   • "granite is crystalline"
   • antonym: noncrystalline
2. distinctly or sharply outlined
   • "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
3. 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"
   • synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent