The difference between Crystalline and Transparent

When used as adjectives, crystalline means of, relating to, or composed of crystals, whereas transparent means see-through, clear.


Crystalline is also noun with the meaning: any crystalline substance.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crystalline and Transparent

  1. Crystalline as an adjective:

    Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

  2. Crystalline as an adjective (chemistry):

    Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.

  3. Crystalline as an adjective:

    Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.

  1. Crystalline as a noun (obsolete):

    Any crystalline substance.

  2. Crystalline as a noun (obsolete):

    aniline

  1. Transparent as an adjective (of a material or object):

    See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

    Examples:

    "The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there."

  2. Transparent as an adjective (of a system or organization):

    Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

  3. Transparent as an adjective:

    Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

    Examples:

    "His reasons for the decision were transparent."

  4. Transparent as an adjective (signal processing):

    Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.