di·a·mond (d   -mnd, dmnd)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 figure with four equal sides forming two inner obtuse angles and two inner acute angles; a rhombus or lozenge. 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. An 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 or as if 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 diam  s-, diamant-, alteration of Latin adams; see adamant.] |
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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 Related adj diamantine
2. (Mathematics) Geometry
a. a figure having four sides of equal length forming two acute angles and two obtuse angles; rhombus
b. (modifier) rhombic
3. (Group Games / 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
4. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball
a. the whole playing field
b. the square formed by the four bases
5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 4½ point
(Earth Sciences / Minerals)
black diamond a figurative name for coal
rough diamond
a. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) an unpolished diamond
b. a person of fine character who lacks refinement and polish
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) (tr) to decorate with or as with diamonds
[from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamas, modification of Latin adamas the hardest iron or steel, diamond; see adamant]
diamond-like adj
| diamond (d-mnd) A form of pure carbon that occurs naturally as a clear, cubic crystal and is the hardest of all known minerals. It often occurs as octahedrons with rounded edges and curved surfaces. Diamond forms under conditions of extreme temperature and pressure and is most commonly found in volcanic breccias and in alluvial deposits. Poorly formed diamonds are used in abrasives and in industrial cutting tools. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 parallelogramparallelogram - 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 platebaseball, 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 |
diamond noun
Related words
adjective diamantine
adjective diamantine
Translations
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
modif [bracelet, brooch, earrings] → en diamant
diamond ring → bague f en diamant(s)
diamond jubilee n → (célébrationd'un événement important)f du) soixantième anniversaire m >
diamond wedding n → noces fpl de diamant
diamond ring → bague f en diamant(s)
diamond jubilee n → (célébration
diamond wedding n → noces fpl de diamant
diamond
diamond in cpds → Diamant-; diamond bracelet → Diamantarmband nt;
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
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
1. n
2. adj (necklace) → di diamanti or brillanti
diamond ring → anello di brillanti (with single diamond) → anello con brillante
diamond-shaped → a forma di losanga
diamond ring → anello di brillanti (with single diamond) → anello con brillante
diamond-shaped → a forma di losanga
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]
1. n
n diamond [ˈdaiəmənd]
1 a very hard, colourless precious stone Her brooch had three diamonds in it; (also adjective ) a diamond ring. diamant ماس، ألماس диамант diamant; diamantový diamant der Diamant διαμάντι diamante teemant الماس timantti diamant; de diamant יַהֲלוֹם हीरा dijamant gyémánt intan, berlian demantur diamante ダイアモンド 다이아몬드 deimantas dimants; briljants; dimanta-; briljanta- permata diamant, diamanten diamant diament diamante diamant; de diamant бриллиант diamant; diamantový diamant dijamant diamant เพชร elmas 鑽石 брильянт, діамант ہیرا kim cương 钻石
2 a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus. stilus, naald رَأْس إبْرَة جِهاز التَّسْجيل диамант diamant diamant der Diamant τεχνητό διαμαντάκι στην άκρη βελόνας γραμμοφώνου diamante teemantpea تکه الماس تزئینی timantti diamant מָחַט הַפָּטִיפוֹן आभूषण dijamantna igla gyémánt intan demantsnál diamante ダイアモンド 공업용 다이아몬드 deimantinė galvutė dimanta galviņa intan diamantnaald diamantstift/-bor diament diamante diamant алмазная игла diamant diamant dijamantski vrh gramofona diamant เพชร elmas 人造鑽石裝飾物 діамантовий наконечник ہرے کا ایک ٹکڑا mẩu kim cương 人造钻石装饰物
3 a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♢ There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor. ruit شَكل الماسَه с форма на диамант kosočtverec rhombe die Raute ρόμβος rombo romb لوزی vinoneliö losange מְעוּיָן विषमकोण समचतुर्भुज dijamantni oblik rombusz belah ketupat tígullaga form rombo ひし形 마름모꼴 rombas rombs bentuk wajik ruit rute(mønster) romb losango romb ромб kosoštvorec karo romb diamant[] รูปสี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน baklava biçimi 菱形 ромб لوزی شکل کا hình thoi 菱形
4 one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them. ruitensaas, ruitensboer ديناري ромб káro ruder das Karo καρό (στην τράπουλα) diamante ruutu خشت ruutu carreau יַהֲלוֹם हीरक karo tök, káró (kártyában) kartu wajik tígull quadri ダイヤの札 (카드의) 다이아몬드 būgnas (kāršu spēlē) kāravs daiman ruit ruterkort karo ouros caro бубновая масть káro karo karo ruter[] ไพ่รูปข้าวหลามตัด karo (紙牌)方塊 бубна تاش کا پتہ جس پر لوز بنی ہوتی ہے quân rô （纸牌）方块
n pl diamonds
(sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits the five of diamonds. ruitens الدّيناري (في وَرَق اللعِب) каро káry (karetní barva) ruder das Karo καρό (στην τράπουλα) diamantes ruutu خشت ruutu carreau יַהֲלוֹם हीरे dijamanti káró kartu wajik tígull quadri ダイヤの組み札 한 벌의 다이아패 būgnai (kāršu spēlē) kāravi daiman ruiten ruter kara ouros carou(ri) бубны káry karo karo ruter ไพ่รูปข้าวหลามตัด karo (takım) 菱形(斷面) бубни اینٹ کے بتوں کا سلسلہ quân rô 菱形（断面）
diamond → ماس diamant diamant Diamant διαμάντι diamante timantti diamant dijamant diamante ダイヤモンド 다이아몬드 diamant diamant diament diamante алмаз diamant เพชร elmas kim cương 钻石
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