Crystalline
adjective
Something that is like crystal in being clear or transparent.
He admired the crystalline waters of the lake.
adjective
Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.
The crystalline rock glistened in the sunlight.
Often appears as...
- crystalline structure
- crystalline rock
adjective
Very clear and easy to understand.
She has a crystalline voice that is very pleasant to listen to.
Often appears as...
- crystalline clarity
- crystalline voice
adjective
Something that is like crystal in being clear or transparent.
He admired the crystalline waters of the lake.
adjective
Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.
The crystalline rock glistened in the sunlight.
Often appears as...
- crystalline structure
- crystalline rock
adjective
Very clear and easy to understand.
She has a crystalline voice that is very pleasant to listen to.
Often appears as...
- crystalline clarity
- crystalline voice
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'crystalline' to describe something transparent and free from any cloudiness or distortions.
Through the crystalline glass, one could see each pebble at the bottom of the stream.
Pro Tip 2/3Pure Quality
'Crystalline' often implies purity or perfection of the object being described.
The jeweler praised the crystalline quality of the diamond.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
'Crystalline' can be used metaphorically to describe clarity in abstract concepts.
Her explanation was crystalline, leaving no room for confusion.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'crystalline' to describe something transparent and free from any cloudiness or distortions.
Through the crystalline glass, one could see each pebble at the bottom of the stream.
Pro Tip 2/3Pure Quality
'Crystalline' often implies purity or perfection of the object being described.
The jeweler praised the crystalline quality of the diamond.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
'Crystalline' can be used metaphorically to describe clarity in abstract concepts.
Her explanation was crystalline, leaving no room for confusion.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'crystalline' to describe something transparent and free from any cloudiness or distortions.
Through the crystalline glass, one could see each pebble at the bottom of the stream.
Pro Tip 2/3Pure Quality
'Crystalline' often implies purity or perfection of the object being described.
The jeweler praised the crystalline quality of the diamond.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
'Crystalline' can be used metaphorically to describe clarity in abstract concepts.
Her explanation was crystalline, leaving no room for confusion.
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Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
on another planetary surface. Now we have drilled before with human beings on the surface of the moon. Anyway what we are seeing here in the video is what we call x-ray florescence. We are actually shooting x-rays through the rocks, we agitate them and we can see how the actual chemicals are held together. What is the crystalline structure and that actually tells us a lot
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Why the universe seems...
A marble statue could wave its hand at us; the atoms that make up its crystalline structure are all vibrating back and forth anyway. Because there are so many of them, and because there's no agreement among them in their preferred direction of movement, the marble, as we see it in Middle World, stays rock steady.
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Is there a center of the...
These elements shifted around a nested set of solid crystalline spheres. Each of the wandering stars, the planets, had their own crystal sphere. The rest of the universe and all of its stars were on the last crystal sphere. If you watch the sky change over time, you could see that this idea worked fine
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Luca Turin: The science...
crystalline compound. Let us try it. And I said, first of all, let me do the calculation on that compound, bottom right, which is related to coumarin, but has an extra pentagon inserted into the molecule. Calculate the vibrations, the purple spectrum is that new fellow, the white one is the old one.
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How do crystals work? -...
most crystals have the potential to form multiple geometric shapes. For example, diamonds, which form deep in the Earth’s mantle, have a cubic crystalline structure and can grow into either cubes or octahedrons. Which shape a particular diamond grows into depends on the conditions where it grows,
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What is metallic glass?...
they soften significantly, and can be deformed into any shape you like. Cool them back down, and they regain the strength. So where do all of these wondrous attributes come from? In essence, they have to do with metallic glass' unique atomic structure. Most metals are crystalline as solids.
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Chris Bliss: Comedy is...
but for me, as often as I'd encountered that exact difficulty on a daily basis, I had never seen the inherent challenge of communication in so crystalline a light. Ever since I can remember thinking consciously about such things, communication has been my central passion.
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How do solar panels...
crystalline silicon is sandwiched between conductive layers. Each silicon atom is connected to its neighbors by four strong bonds, which keep the electrons in place so no current can flow. Here's the a silicon solar cell uses two different layers of silicon.
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Why is glass transparent?...
It all begins in the Earth's crust, where the two most common elements are silicon and oxygen. These react together to form silicon dioxide, whose molecules arrange themselves into a regular crystalline form known as quartz. Quartz is commonly found in sand,
Video examples
Turning chicken feathers...
unique traffic cross link semi crystalline structure so when heated keratin in the feathers opens up these hollow tubes which absorbs some gases even better than the world-famous carbon nanotubes for metal hybrids so if carbonized chicken feathers should
Video examples
The Curious Life of a...
on another planetary surface. Now we have drilled before with human beings on the surface of the moon. Anyway what we are seeing here in the video is what we call x-ray florescence. We are actually shooting x-rays through the rocks, we agitate them and we can see how the actual chemicals are held together. What is the crystalline structure and that actually tells us a lot
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
A marble statue could wave its hand at us; the atoms that make up its crystalline structure are all vibrating back and forth anyway. Because there are so many of them, and because there's no agreement among them in their preferred direction of movement, the marble, as we see it in Middle World, stays rock steady.
Video examples
Is there a center of the...
These elements shifted around a nested set of solid crystalline spheres. Each of the wandering stars, the planets, had their own crystal sphere. The rest of the universe and all of its stars were on the last crystal sphere. If you watch the sky change over time, you could see that this idea worked fine
Video examples
Luca Turin: The science...
crystalline compound. Let us try it. And I said, first of all, let me do the calculation on that compound, bottom right, which is related to coumarin, but has an extra pentagon inserted into the molecule. Calculate the vibrations, the purple spectrum is that new fellow, the white one is the old one.
Video examples
How do crystals work? -...
most crystals have the potential to form multiple geometric shapes. For example, diamonds, which form deep in the Earth’s mantle, have a cubic crystalline structure and can grow into either cubes or octahedrons. Which shape a particular diamond grows into depends on the conditions where it grows,
Video examples
What is metallic glass?...
they soften significantly, and can be deformed into any shape you like. Cool them back down, and they regain the strength. So where do all of these wondrous attributes come from? In essence, they have to do with metallic glass' unique atomic structure. Most metals are crystalline as solids.
Video examples
Chris Bliss: Comedy is...
but for me, as often as I'd encountered that exact difficulty on a daily basis, I had never seen the inherent challenge of communication in so crystalline a light. Ever since I can remember thinking consciously about such things, communication has been my central passion.
Video examples
How do solar panels...
crystalline silicon is sandwiched between conductive layers. Each silicon atom is connected to its neighbors by four strong bonds, which keep the electrons in place so no current can flow. Here's the a silicon solar cell uses two different layers of silicon.
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
It all begins in the Earth's crust, where the two most common elements are silicon and oxygen. These react together to form silicon dioxide, whose molecules arrange themselves into a regular crystalline form known as quartz. Quartz is commonly found in sand,
Video examples
Turning chicken feathers...
unique traffic cross link semi crystalline structure so when heated keratin in the feathers opens up these hollow tubes which absorbs some gases even better than the world-famous carbon nanotubes for metal hybrids so if carbonized chicken feathers should
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Quote examples
Charles McCarry
American Writer
I don't feel when I'm writing that I'm drawing from any other writer, but of course I must be. The writers I've admired have been not so very different from myself: Evelyn Waugh, for example, that kind of crystalline prose. And I've always admired W. Somerset Maugham more than any other writer.
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Michelle Huneven
American Novelist
For many years now, my source for salvific chicken soup has been the Sanamluang Cafe on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kingsley Drive: crystalline broth, flecks of fried garlic, and a moist, steamed bird nesting on thick rice noodles and bean sprouts has stanched many a misery.
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Giulio Natta
Italian Scientist
If the polymer chain assumes a helicoidal conformation in the crystalline state, and if it does not contain asymmetric carbon atoms, it can be expected that either helices of the same sense, or, in equal ratio, helices of opposite sense are represented in the lattice.
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Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
When you write, it's just a much more crystalline, compressed version of the voice you think with - though not the one you speak with. I think your writing voice is your laser-guided missile. It's the poetry part of you.
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Alfredo Di Stefano
Argentinian Footballer
Kubala was one of the best there has ever been. His game was pure, crystalline, a real joy for the fans. What I remember is his spirit of comradeship, the loyalty he showed as a friend.
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
In its pure crystalline form, MSG can be added to soups, stews, sauces, and stocks to add a rounded, savory flavor.
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Carl Hiaasen
American Writer
They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
Science does not emerge in some perfect, complete crystalline form.
Quote examples
Charles McCarry
American Writer
I don't feel when I'm writing that I'm drawing from any other writer, but of course I must be. The writers I've admired have been not so very different from myself: Evelyn Waugh, for example, that kind of crystalline prose. And I've always admired W. Somerset Maugham more than any other writer.
Quote examples
Michelle Huneven
American Novelist
For many years now, my source for salvific chicken soup has been the Sanamluang Cafe on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kingsley Drive: crystalline broth, flecks of fried garlic, and a moist, steamed bird nesting on thick rice noodles and bean sprouts has stanched many a misery.
Quote examples
Giulio Natta
Italian Scientist
If the polymer chain assumes a helicoidal conformation in the crystalline state, and if it does not contain asymmetric carbon atoms, it can be expected that either helices of the same sense, or, in equal ratio, helices of opposite sense are represented in the lattice.
Quote examples
Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
When you write, it's just a much more crystalline, compressed version of the voice you think with - though not the one you speak with. I think your writing voice is your laser-guided missile. It's the poetry part of you.
Quote examples
Alfredo Di Stefano
Argentinian Footballer
Kubala was one of the best there has ever been. His game was pure, crystalline, a real joy for the fans. What I remember is his spirit of comradeship, the loyalty he showed as a friend.
Quote examples
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
In its pure crystalline form, MSG can be added to soups, stews, sauces, and stocks to add a rounded, savory flavor.
Quote examples
Carl Hiaasen
American Writer
They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
Quote examples
Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
Science does not emerge in some perfect, complete crystalline form.
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