What does the word crystalline mean?
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Crystallinus. Having the appearance of crystal.
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A lenticular, transparent body, situate between the vitreous and aqueous humours of the eye, at the union of the anterior third with the two posterior thirds of the organ. It is composed of a soft exterior substance; and an interior, composed of an albuminoid substance, called Crystalline or Krystalline by Hunefeld, ( F.) Crytalline, forming a solid nucleus, in which a number of elliptical layers is perceptible. It is contained in a capsule, called Tunica aranea seu crystallina, Capsula lentis, and receives, at its posterior surface, a small branch of the central artery of the retina, which is always readily distinguishable in foetus, prior to the seventh month of utero-gestation.
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[ Latin] Composed of or like crystals or crystal( rock-crystal). C. humor, C. lens, see Lens.
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1. Clear, transparent. 2. Relating to a crystal or crystals.
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Usage examples for crystalline
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481- 83. The seven planetary spheres are first mentioned; then the eighth sphere, or that of the fixed stars; then the ninth, or crystalline, which was believed to cause a shaking, or trepidation, to account for certain irregularities in the motions of the stars; and, lastly, the tenth sphere, or Primum Mobile, called the 'first moved' because it set the other spheres in motion. – The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Thomas Orchard
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