diamond

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. 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.
2. A gemstone made from this mineral.
3. A diamond ring.
4. A very pale blue color.
5. Sable, when blazoning by precious stones.
6. Something that resembles a diamond.
7. A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
8. The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
9. The entire field of play used in the game.
10. The infield of a baseball field.
11. A card of the diamonds suit.
12. A town square.
13. The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.

Adj

1. Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
2. Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
3. Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
4. (slang) First-rate; excellent.

Verb

To adorn with or as if with diamonds.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ.(ə.)mənd/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).