diamond English
Noun
( en noun)
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
- The saw is coated with diamond .
A gemstone made from this mineral.
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- The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
A ring containing a diamond.
- What a beautiful engagement diamond .
A very pale blue color/colour.
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Something that resembles a diamond.
(geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
(geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
(baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.
(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.
- The teams met on the diamond .
(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.
- I have only one diamond in my hand.
(printing, dated) A kind of type in English printing, the smallest except for brilliant.
Synonyms
* (gemstone) sparkler (informal)
* (ring) diamond ring
* (something that resembles a diamond) adamant
* lozenge, rhomb, rhombus
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* ball field, baseball field
* baseball diamond, infield
Antonyms
* (baseball: infield of a baseball field ): outfield
Derived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "diamond")
* adamantine
* baseball diamond
* blood diamond
* black diamond
* deadly diamond of death
* demantoid
* diamantine
* diamond anniversary
* diamonds are forever
* diamond bird
* diamond geezer
* diamonds are a girl's best friend
* diamond jubilee
* diamond problem
* diamond python
* diamond ring effect
* diamond-shaped
* diamond turbot
* diamond wedding
* diamond willow
* diamondback
* diamondback moth
* diamondiferous
* hyperdiamond
* Killiecrankie diamond
* nanodiamond
* pink diamond
* rough diamond
See also
* argyle
* carbonado
* diamante
* paragon
* chlenter
Adjective
( -)
made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
- He gave her diamond earrings.
of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
- Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
- Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
Verb
( en verb)
to adorn with or as if with diamonds
See also
* rhinestone
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rhombus Noun
( en-noun)
* 1638 , , Some Yeares Travels , I:
- the greedy Tuberon'' or ''Shark'' arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them, directed by a little ''Rhombus'' , ''Musculus or pilot-fish that scuds to and fro to bring intelligence [...].
(geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. it is a square with the corners pulled so the angles are all acute
Synonyms
* (geometry) diamond (not in technical use''), lozenge (''if not square ), rhomb
Related terms
* rhombic
* rhomboid
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