crystalline

adj.

1. Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
2. Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.

[Middle English cristallin, from Old French, from Latin crystallinus, from Greek krustallinos, from krustallos, ice, crystal.]

crystallinity crys'tal·lin'i·ty (-lĭn'ĭ-tē) n.

Having the regular internal arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules characteristic of crystals. Crystalline materials need not necessarily exist as crystals; all metals, for example, are crystalline although they are not usually seen as regular geometric crystals.

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Like a crystal. It refers to a uniform atomic structure throughout the entire material. For example, the silicon in most integrated circuits is crystalline (see crystalline silicon). In phase change optical discs, the spots (bits) on the recording layer that are crystalline allow a greater reflection of the laser beam than do the amorphous spots, which have a random atomic structure. Contrast with amorphous. See nematic, phase change disc and phase change memory.

Crystalline Vs. Amorphous

This magnified UDO disc from Plasmon shows the less reflective amorphous (grey) and more reflective crystalline (light/dark) bits. The crystalline area is not a single crystal, but a multi-crystalline region. Due to different crystal alignments and interaction of the beam used to image the material, the reflective bits appear variously light and dark. The different sizes of bits are due to UDO's encoding method. (Image courtesy of Plasmon, www.plasmon.com)

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adjective

1. Free from what obscures or dims: clear, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, transparent. See clear/unclear, touch/not touch.
2. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: clear, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent, transparent. See clear/unclear.

1. resembling a crystal in nature or clearness.
2. pertaining to crystals.

• c. lens — the transparent organ behind the pupil of the eye. See also lens.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krystallisk, krystalklar, krystallinsk

idioms:

• crystalline lens    krystallinse

Nederlands (Dutch)
kristallijn(en), kristalhelder, kristallen

Français (French)
adj. - cristallin, limpide, en cristal, de cristal

idioms:

• crystalline lens    (Anat) cristallin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kristallklar

idioms:

• crystalline lens    Kristallinlinse

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κρυστάλλινος, κρυσταλλικός, κρυσταλλοειδής

idioms:

• crystalline lens    (ανατ.) κρυσταλλοειδής φακός του οφθαλμού

Italiano (Italian)
cristallino

idioms:

• crystalline lens    cristallino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cristalino

idioms:

• crystalline lens    lente (f) cristalina

Русский (Russian)
хрустально чистый, хрустальный

idioms:

• crystalline lens    хрусталик

Español (Spanish)
adj. - claro, transparente, cristalino, de cristal

idioms:

• crystalline lens    cristalino (del ojo)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kristallisk, kristallinsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
水晶的, 结晶性的, 透明的

idioms:

• crystalline lens    晶状体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 水晶的, 結晶性的, 透明的

idioms:

• crystalline lens    晶狀體

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수정의, 투명한, 결정체로 된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水晶のような, 透明な, 結晶の, 結晶性の

idioms:

• crystalline lens    水晶体, レンズ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بلوري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גבישי, צח, בדולחי‬

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