Diamond, Diamond-heart the diamond is a
symbol signifying the imperishable attributes of
the cosmic quinta essentia --
the fifth essence of
medieval mystics. In
northern Buddhism,
the unmanifest Logos,
being too spiritual to
manifest in
material realms directly,
sends into the world of
manifestation its heart,
the diamond heart (vajrasattva, dorjesempa)
which is
the manifest Logos,
from which emanate the third logos which collectively is
the seven cosmic dhyani-buddhas. Manushya-buddhas,
when their personality has become merged in atma-buddhi,
are also called diamond-souled
because of
their spiritual approach to
their cosmic prototype;
otherwise they are mahatmas of
the highest class.
(Heb. yahalom), a
gem crystallized carbon,
the most valued and brilliant of
precious stones,
remarkable for its hardness,
the third precious stone in
the second row on
the breastplate of
the high priest, (Exodus 28:18; 39:11)
and mentioned by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 28:13)
among the precious stones of
the king of Tyre.
some suppose yahalom to be
the "emerald."
respecting shamir,
which is
translated "Diamond" in (Jeremiah 17:1)
see under Adamant. Â Â
(1.) 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.") (2.) 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.
diamonddi"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.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.
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.
3. one of a
suit of
playing cards,
stamped with the figure of a diamond.
4. (arch.) a
pointed projection,
like a four-sided pyramid,
used for ornament in
lines or groups.
5. (baseball)
the infield;
the square space, 90
feet on a side,
having the bases at
its angles.
6. (print.)
the smallest kind of
type in
english printing,
except that called brilliant,
which is
seldom seen.note:
this line is
printed in
the type called diamond. Â Â similar words(21)Â
 diamond-backÂ
 rose diamond  baseball diamondÂ
 diamond-shaped  diamond birdÂ
 black diamond  diamond-point toolÂ
 diamond anniversary  diamond stateÂ
 regent diamond  bristol diamondÂ
 glazier`s diamond  diamond finchÂ
 rough diamond  diamond grooveÂ
 diamond snake  diamond mortarÂ
 diamond beetle  table diamondÂ
 diamond drill  diamond dustÂ
(
n.)
The
smallest kind of
type in
english printing,
except that called brilliant,
which is
seldom seen. Â
(
n.)
The infield;
the square space, 90
feet on a side,
having the bases at
its angles. Â
(
n.)
One of a
suit of
playing cards,
stamped with the figure of a diamond. Â
(
n.)
A
precious stone or
gem excelling in
brilliancy and beautiful play of
prismatic colors,
and remarkable for extreme hardness. Â
(
n.)
A
pointed projection,
like a four-sided pyramid,
used for ornament in
lines or groups. Â
(
n.)
A
geometrical figure,
consisting of
four equal straight lines,
and having two of
the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge. Â
(
a.)
Resembling a diamond;
made of, or
abounding in, diamonds; as, a
diamond chain; a
diamond field. Â
MeaningSomeone of
basically good character but lacking social graces.
OriginSometimes
expressed just as 'rough diamond'.
used in
john Fletcher's 'A
wife for a Month':She is
very honest,
and will be as
hard to
cut as a
rough diamond.
OriginAdvertising
slogan for De Beers' diamonds.
MeaningSomeone of
basically good character but lacking social graces.
OriginOriginally
referred to a
diamond in
its uncut and unpolished state.
used in
john Fletcher's 'A
wife for a Month':She is
very honest,and
will be as
hard to
cut as a
rough diamond.
Noun1. a
transparent piece of
diamond that has been cut and polished and is
valued as a
precious gem (hypernym) jewel, gem,
precious stone (hyponym) ice, sparkler2.
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a
gem (synonym)
adamant (hypernym) carbon, C,
atomic number 6 (hyponym) carbonado,
black diamond3. a
playing card in
the minor suit of
diamonds (hypernym)
playing card (member-holonym)
minor suit4.
the area of a
baseball field that is
enclosed by 3
bases and home plate (synonym)
baseball diamond,
infield (hypernym) tract,
piece of land,
piece of ground,
parcel of land,
parcel (part-holonym)
ball field,
baseball field (part-meronym) base,
bag (classification) baseball,
baseball game, ball5.
the baseball playing field (synonym)
ball field,
baseball field (hypernym)
playing field,
athletic field,
playing area,
field (part-holonym) ballpark,
park (part-meronym)
baseball diamond, infield
cloch uasal
in cards: muilleat
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(cricket)
dismissal without having faced a ball, e.g.
run out,
knocking the bails off before facing a ball, etc.
person without refinement of
manner but having an
essentially good or
likeable personality
one of
five pedagogical languages based on
markov algorithms,
used in "Nonpareil, a
machine level machine independent language for the study of Semantics", B. Higman, ULICS
intl report No ICSI 170, U
london (1968). (cf. Brilliant, Nonpareil, Pearl[3], Ruby[2]).
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. It is the hardest known natural material and
the third-hardest known material after aggregated
diamond nanorods and ultrahard fullerite.
its hardness and high dispersion of light make it
useful for industrial applications and jewelry.
General Information:Â
Chemical Formula:CÂ
Composition:(Molecular
weight = 12.01 gm)Carbon 100.0 %Â CÂ Â
Empirical Formula: CÂ
Environment:Gas rich, ultra-basic diatremes
from mantle depths (>30 km)and
alluvial placer deposits derived from the kimberlite rocks.
kimberlite = olivine, garnet, pyroxene,
and calcite.Â
Locality:Kimberly,
republic of
south Africa. India. Brazil.
ural Mountains, Russia. Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA.Â
Name Origin:From
the Greek, adamas,
meaning "invincible" or "hardest."
Physical Properties:Â
Cleavage:[111] Perfect, [111] Perfect, [111] PerfectÂ
Color:colorless, white, gray, black, or blue.Â
Density:3.5 - 3.53,
average = 3.51Â
Diaphaniety:Transparent to
subtransparent to translucentÂ
Habits:Euhedral
crystals -
occurs as well-formed
crystals showing good external form.,
granular -
generally occurs as
anhedral to
subhedral crystals in matrix.,Â
Hardness:10 - DiamondÂ
Luminescence:Fluorescent.Â
Luster:AdamantineÂ
Streak:colorlessMore details...
C
A
crystalline form of carbon ,
made of a
network of covalent,
tetrahedrally bound carbon atoms.
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the infield playing surface.
A
special track work item that allows two railroad tracks to
cross each other at grade.
diamond hill investment Group, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding
company with subsidiaries which purchase, sell,
trade and market a
diversified group of
bank stocks;
and provide investment advisory services and other related financial services.
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diamond OFFSHR DRLLNG INC
Exchange: NYSE
Provides
worldwide contract drilling services of
land based and offshore oil and gas wells to
independent and state-owned
oil and gas companies;
and owns and operates fleet of
mobile offshore drilling rigs, semi-submersible rigs, jack-up rigs, drillship
and land rigs.
Diamonds, a
form of
crystalline carbon,
are prized because they are exceptionally hard and durable,
have high refractivity and brilliance,
and because really fine diamonds are rare.
today diamonds are valued based on
the "4 C's" of color, cut,
clarity and carat size.
many diamond imitations have appeared over the years,
with the most common today being the ubiquitous cubic zirconia which appears similar to a
diamond to
the uninitiated,
but can be
readily distinguished by a
diamond tester which measures thermal inertia.
trained individuals,
despite claims of
cubic zirconia manufacturers,
also have little trouble distinguishing a
genuine diamond when it is
examined under at
least 10
power magnification.
