diamond

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

To adorn with diamonds.

Idiom:

diamond in the rough

One having exceptionally good qualities or the potential for greatness but lacking polish and refinement.

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[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.

a. the infield in baseball.

b. the entire playing field.

adj.

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

Imperative

diamond

diamond

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diamond

Nickname for the infield.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diamond - a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem jewel, precious stone, gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry sparkler, ice - diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
	2.	diamond - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem adamant 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 rhomb, rhombus 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 diamond, infield 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!" ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field 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 mound, pitcher's mound, hill - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	6.	diamond - the baseball playing field     ball field, baseball 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

noun

Related words
adjective diamantine

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Translations

ديناريرَأْس إبْرَة جِهاز التَّسْجيلشَكل الماسَهماسماس، ألماس

diamantkosočtverecdiamantovýkáro

diamantruderrhombe

DiamantRauteKaro

διαμάντι

diamanterombobrillante

teemant

timanttivinoneliöruutu

diamantlosangecarreau

dijamant

gyémántkárótök

demanturtígulltígullaga formdemantsnál

diamanterombobrillantecampo da baseball

ダイヤモンドひし形

금강석다이아몬드

būgnaibūgnasdeimantasdeimantinė galvutėrombas

briljanta-briljantsdimanta-dimanta galviņadimants

diamantinleggen met diamantruit

diamantdiamantbordiamantstiftruterkort

diamentromb

diamanteouros

алмазбриллиантбубнадиамантромб

diamantdiamantovýkáro

diamantkaro

diamantrombruterbrilliant

เพชรสี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน

elmaskarobaklava biçimi

hình thoikim cương

菱形钻石人造钻石装饰物纸牌方块

diamond

[ˈdaɪəmənd]

A. N

1. (= mineral) → diamante m; (= jewel) → brillante m, diamante m
diamond cut diamond → tal para cual

2. (= shape) → rombo m

3. (Cards) (= standard pack) → diamante m; (Spanish cards) → oro m diamonds (= suit) → diamantes mpl; (in Spanish pack) → oros mpl
the Queen of diamonds → la dama or reina de diamantes

4. (Baseball) → campo m de béisbol

B. CPD diamond jubilee N → sexagésimo aniversario m
diamond merchant N → comerciante mf en diamantes
diamond mine N → mina f de diamantes
diamond necklace N → collar m de diamantes
diamond ring N → anillo m de diamantes, sortija f de diamantes
diamond wedding (anniversary) N → bodas fpl de diamante

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diamond

[ˈdaɪəmənd]

n

(= precious stone) → diamant m

(= shape) → losange m diamonds

npl (CARDS) → carreau m
the king of diamonds → le roi de carreau

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

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diamond

n

→ Diamant m ? rough diamond

diamonds pl (Cards) → Karo nt; the ace/seven of diamonds → das Karoass/die Karosieben

(Baseball) → Innenfeld nt

(Math: = rhombus) → Raute f

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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

a. (stone) → diamante m, brillante m; (shape) → rombo, losanga

b. (Cards) diamonds npl → quadri mpl
the Queen of diamonds → la donna di quadri

2. adj (necklace) → di diamanti or brillanti
diamond ring → anello di brillanti (with single diamond) → anello con brillante
diamond-shaped → a forma di losanga

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diamond

(ˈdaiəmənd) noun

1. a very hard, colourless precious stone. Her brooch had three diamonds in it; (also adjective) a diamond ring. diamant ماس، ألماس диамант diamante diamant; diamantový der Diamant diamant διαμάντιdiamante teemant الماس timantti diamant; de diamantיהלום हीरा dijamant gyémánt intan, berlian demantur diamante ダイアモンド 다이아몬드 deimantas dimants; briljants; dimanta-; briljanta- permata diamant, diamantendiamantdiament الماس 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 diamante diamant der Diamant 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 یوه توته تزینی الماس diamante diamant алмазная игла diamant diamant dijamantski vrh gramofona diamant เข็มเพชร 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 losango kosočtverec die Raute rhombe ρόμβοςrombo romb لوزی vinoneliö losangeמעוין विषमकोण समचतुर्भुज dijamantni oblik rombusz belah ketupat tígullaga form rombo ひし形 마름모꼴 rombas rombs bentuk wajik ruitruteromb الماس: څلورنيم پونته حروف: لوزې، معين (هندسه losango romb ромб kosoštvorec karo romb diamant[form] 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 ouros káro das Karo ruder καρόdiamante ruutu خشت ruutu carreauיהלום हीरक karo tök, káró (kártyában) kartu wajik tígull quadri ダイヤの札 (카드의) 다이아몬드 būgnas (kāršu spēlē) kāravs daiman ruitruterkortkaro خښت ouros caro бубновая масть káro karo karo ruter[kort] ไพ่รูปข้าวหลามตัด karo (紙牌)方塊 бубна تاش کا پتہ جس پر لوز بنی ہوتی ہے quân rô （纸牌）方块

ˈdiamonds noun plural

(sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits. the five of diamonds. ruitens الدّيناري (في وَرَق اللعِب) каро ouros káry (karetní barva) das Karo ruder καρό diamantes ruutu خشت ruutu carreauיהלום हीरे dijamanti káró kartu wajik tígull quadri ダイヤの組み札 한 벌의 다이아패 būgnai (kāršu spēlē) kāravi daiman ruitenruterkara خښټ ouros carou(ri) бубны káry karo karo ruter ไพ่รูปข้าวหลามตัด karo (紙牌中)整組方塊牌 бубни اینٹ کے بتوں کا سلسلہ quân rô 菱形（断面）

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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

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