What is the meaning of crystalline?

adjective

  • Consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals.
    • usage: "granite is crystalline"
  • Distinctly or sharply outlined. "crystalline sharpness of outline- John Buchan
  • Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.
    • usage: "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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