crystalline
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hunter is unquestionably among the first tier of American playwrights, and his crystalline works are bountiful gifts to actors, in this case particularly the superlative Paul Sparks.
“She sang it so beautifully. And her voice was so crystalline and gorgeous.”
From Los Angeles Times
Unlike crystalline structures such as ice, which are solid because of their particles' orderliness, the disordered particles of a liquid transition to glass when they get jammed together so tightly that they can barely move.
From Scientific American
With their crystalline mosaics and thin, pure light, these humbly elegant basilicas conjure the time when a strange, fervent, unyielding new cult rose from the ashes of empire.
From New York Times
Currently only about 20% of the sun’s energy is converted to electricity in crystalline silicon solar cells, which is what most solar panels are made of.
From Seattle Times
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