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di·a·mond
(dī′ə-mənd, dī′mənd)n.
1. An extremely hard, highly refractive crystalline form of carbon that is usually colorless and is used as a gemstone and in abrasives, cutting tools, and other applications.
2. A piece of jewelry containing such a gemstone.
3. A rhombus, particularly when oriented so that one diagonal extends from left to right and the other diagonal extends from top to bottom.
4. Games
a. A red, lozenge-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
b. A playing card with this figure.
c. diamonds(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
5. Baseball
a. The infield.
b. The whole playing field.
adj.
Of or relating to a 60th or 75th anniversary.
tr.v. di·a·mond·ed, di·a·mond·ing, di·a·monds
Idiom: To adorn with diamonds.
diamond in the rough
One having exceptionally good qualities or the potential for greatness but lacking polish and refinement.
[Middle English diamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamās, diamant-, alteration of Latin adamās; see adamant.]
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diamond
(ˈdaɪəmənd)n
1. (Minerals)
a. a colourless exceptionally hard mineral (but often tinted yellow, orange, blue, brown, or black by impurities), found in certain igneous rocks (esp the kimberlites of South Africa). It is used as a gemstone, as an abrasive, and on the working edges of cutting tools. Composition: carbon. Formula: C. Crystal structure: cubic
b. (as modifier): a diamond ring. diamantine
2. (Jewellery)
a. a colourless exceptionally hard mineral (but often tinted yellow, orange, blue, brown, or black by impurities), found in certain igneous rocks (esp the kimberlites of South Africa). It is used as a gemstone, as an abrasive, and on the working edges of cutting tools. Composition: carbon. Formula: C. Crystal structure: cubic
b. (as modifier): a diamond ring. diamantine
3. (Mathematics) geometry
a. a figure having four sides of equal length forming two acute angles and two obtuse angles; rhombus
b. (modifier) rhombic
4. (Card Games)
a. a red lozenge-shaped symbol on a playing card
b. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when plural) the suit of cards so marked
5. (Baseball) baseball
a. the whole playing field
b. the square formed by the four bases
6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 4 point
7. (Minerals) black diamond a figurative name for coal
8. (Minerals) an unpolished diamond
9. a person of fine character who lacks refinement and polish
vb
(Jewellery) (tr) to decorate with or as with diamonds
[C13: from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamas, modification of Latin adamas the hardest iron or steel, diamond; see adamant]
ˈdiamond-ˌlike adj
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dia•mond
(ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə-)n.
1. a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon crystallized in the isometric system.
2. a piece of this substance.
3. a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this mineral, esp. when cut and polished, valued as a precious gem.
4. a piece of jewelry containing a diamond.
5. a piece of this mineral used in a drill or cutting tool.
6. an equilateral quadrilateral, esp. as placed with its diagonals vertical and horizontal.
7. a red rhombus-shaped figure on a playing card.
8. a card bearing such figures.
9. diamonds, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the suit so marked.
10.
adj. a. the infield in baseball.
b. the entire playing field.
11. made of or set with diamonds.
12. having the shape of a diamond.
13. indicating the 60th or 75th event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
v.t. 14. to adorn with or as if with diamonds.
Idioms: diamond in the rough, a person or thing of inherent but uncultivated worth.
[1275–1325; < Old French]
Dia•mond
(ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə-)n.
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di·a·mond
(dī′ə-mənd) A form of pure carbon that occurs naturally as a clear crystal and is the hardest of all known minerals. It is used as a gemstone in its finer varieties. Poorly crystallized diamonds are used in abrasives and in industrial cutting tools. See Note at carbon.
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diamond
- Developed from adamant—the name of the hardest stone or mineral of ancient times—from Latin adamans, from Greek adamas, "invincible" (a-, "not," and daman, "to tame").See also related terms for mineral.
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diamond
Past participle: diamonded
Gerund: diamonding
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diamond
Nickname for the infield.
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Noun | 1. | diamond - a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem |
2. | diamond - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds black diamond, carbonado - an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | |
3. | diamond - a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram parallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length | |
4. | diamond - a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps" minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | |
5. | diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" batter's box - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed | |
6. | diamond - the baseball playing field ballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate box - any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" foul line - lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field |
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diamond
nounRelated words
adjective diamantine
adjective diamantine
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Translations
ديناريرَأْس إبْرَة جِهاز التَّسْجيلشَكل الماسَهماسماس، ألماس
diamantkosočtverecdiamantovýkáro
diamantruderrhombe
teemant
timanttivinoneliöruutu
dijamant
gyémántkárótök
demanturtígulltígullaga formdemantsnál
ダイヤモンドひし形
금강석다이아몬드
būgnaibūgnasdeimantasdeimantinė galvutėrombas
briljanta-briljantsdimanta-dimanta galviņadimants
diamanteouros
diamantdiamantovýkáro
diamantkaro
diamantrombruterbrilliant
เพชรสี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน
hình thoikim cương
diamond
[ˈdaɪəmənd]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diamond
[ˈdaɪəmənd] modif [bracelet, brooch, earrings] → en diamant
diamond ring → bague f en diamant(s)diamond jubilee n → (célébration f du) soixantième anniversaire m (d'un événement important)diamond wedding n → noces fpl de diamant
diamond ring → bague f en diamant(s)diamond jubilee n → (célébration f du) soixantième anniversaire m (d'un événement important)diamond wedding n → noces fpl de diamant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
diamond
diamond
in cpds → Diamant-; diamond bracelet → Diamantarmband nt;diamond cutter
n → Diamantschneider(in) m(f); (Ind) → Diamantschleifer(in) m(f)
diamond cutting
n → Diamantschleifen nt
diamond drill
n → Diamantbohrer m
diamond jubilee
n → 60-jähriges Jubiläum
diamond lane
n (US) mit Raute gekennzeichnete Fahrspur, auf der nur Busse, Taxis und Privatautos mit mehr als einem Insassen fahren dürfen
diamond merchant
n → Diamantenhändler(in) m(f)
diamond-shaped
adj → rautenförmig
diamond wedding
n → diamantene Hochzeit
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diamond
[ˈdaɪəmənd]1. n
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diamond
(ˈdaiəmənd) noun1. a very hard, colourless precious stone. Her brooch had three diamonds in it; (also adjective) a diamond ring.
2. a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.
3. a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♢. There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.
4. one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.
ˈdiamonds noun plural (sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits. the five of diamonds.
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diamond
→ ماس, مُعَيـَّن diamant, kosočtverec diamant, ruder Diamant, Raute διαμάντι diamante, rombo timantti, vinoneliö diamant, losange dijamant diamante, rombo ダイヤモンド, ひし形 금강석, 다이아몬드 diamant diamant diament, romb diamante алмаз, ромб diamant, romb เพชร, สี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน elmas hình thoi, kim cương 菱形, 钻石Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009