Crystalline Meaning
/ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, relating to, or composed of crystals.
adjHaving a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
Sentence Examples
This molecule has a crystalline structure.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The snow had a ____ structure that sparkled in the sunlight.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This molecule has a ____ structure.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jordan of Evergreen announce the engagement of their daughter, Crystalline Myra, to First Lt. Robert H. Rhodes, United States Army, son of Mr. L. B. Rhodes and the late Mrs. Rhodes of Effingham."
— 1954 January 10, “[Engagements and Marriages] Jordan - Rhodes”, in Florence Morning News, volume XXX, number 297, Florence, S.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 1:
"WACHTEL — Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wachtel, Coeur d’Alene, are parents of a seven-pound, one-ounce daughter, Crystalline Jean, born Feb. 21."
— 1978 March 14, “[Family focus] New arrivals”, in The Coeur d’Alene Press, volume 71, number 191, Coeur d’Alene, Ida., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 2:
"“I have an eight-month-old baby girl, Crystalline,” she [Yelonda Williams] said."
— 1991 January 23, David White, “West End led by Williams”, in The Birmingham News, 103rd year, Birmingham, Ala., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5W, column 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The snow had a ____ structure that sparkled in the sunlight.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This molecule has a ____ structure.