'DIAMOND' definitions:

Definition of 'diamond'

(from WordNet)
noun
A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
noun
Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: diamond, adamant]
noun
A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: rhombus, rhomb, diamond]
noun
A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"
noun
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate [syn: baseball diamond, diamond, infield] [ant: outfield]
noun
The baseball playing field [syn: ball field, baseball field, diamond]

Definition of 'Diamond'

From: GCIDE
  • Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F. diamant, corrupted, fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel, diamond, Gr. ?. Perh. the corruption is due to the influence of Gr. ? transparent. See Adamant, Tame.]
  • 1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals, often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually colorless, but some are yellow, green, blue, and even black. It is the hardest substance known. The diamond as found in nature (called a rough diamond) is cut, for use in jewelry, into various forms with many reflecting faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much increased. See Brilliant, Rose. Diamonds are said to be of the first water when very transparent, and of the second or third water as the transparency decreases. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen. [1913 Webster]
  • Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado.
  • Bristol diamond. See Bristol stone, under Bristol.
  • Diamond beetle (Zool.), a large South American weevil (Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its splendid luster and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.
  • Diamond bird (Zool.), a small Australian bird ({Pardalotus punctatus}, family Ampelid[ae].). It is black, with white spots.
  • Diamond drill (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard substances, esp. for boring in rock.
  • Diamond finch (Zool.), a small Australian sparrow, often kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous white spots, and the rump is bright carmine.
  • Diamond groove (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a roll.
  • Diamond mortar (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for pulverizing hard substances.
  • Diamond-point tool, a cutting tool whose point is diamond-shaped.
  • Diamond snake (Zool.), a harmless snake of Australia (Morelia spilotes); the carpet snake.
  • Glazier's diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool, for cutting glass. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Diamond'

From: GCIDE
  • Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), a. Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field. [1913 Webster] Diamond anniversary

Definition of 'diamond'

From: Easton
  • Diamond
  • A precious gem (Heb. yahalom', in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., "sardonyx.")
  • A precious stone (Heb. shamir', a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered "adamant" (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.

Synonyms of 'diamond'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Diamond, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Diamond, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
1393
Housing Units (2000) :
597
Land area (2000) :
1.582375 sq. miles (4.098332 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.582375 sq. miles (4.098332 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19837
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.287699 N, 88.253824 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Diamond, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Diamond, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
Population (2000) :
807
Housing Units (2000) :
350
Land area (2000) :
0.664080 sq. miles (1.719958 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.664080 sq. miles (1.719958 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19432
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
36.994573 N, 94.313826 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
64840
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Acronyms for 'diamond'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Development and Integration of Accurate Mathematical Operations in Numerical Data-processing (ESPRIT)

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