Diamond

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]).

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

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
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Diamond, IL Diamond

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

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.
Headwords: Diamond, MO Diamond

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

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]

Note: [hand] This line is printed in the type called Diamond. [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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

171 Moby Thesaurus words for "diamond": acceptable person, ace, adamant, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, aquamarine, archery ground, athletic field, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, beryl, best bower, billiard parlor, bloodstone, boast, bone, bower, bowling alley, bowling green, brick, brilliant, capital fellow, carbuncle, cards, carnelian, catch, cement, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, citrine, clubs, concrete, coral, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, deck, demantoid, deuce, diamonds, dummy, emerald, face cards, fairway, field, find, flint, flush, football field, full house, garnet, gem, gentleman, girasol, glaciarium, godsend, golf course, golf links, good fellow, good lot, good man, good person, good sort, good thing, good woman, granite, gridiron, gym, gymnasium, hand, harlequin opal, heart of oak, hearts, heliotrope, honest man, hyacinth, ice rink, infield, iron, jack, jade, jadestone, jargoon, jasper, jewel, joker, king, knave, lady, lapis lazuli, left bower, links, marble, mensch, moonstone, morganite, nails, oak, onyx, opal, outfield, oval, pack, pair, pearl, perfect gentleman, perfect lady, peridot, persona grata, picture cards, plasma, playground, playing cards, playing field, playroom, plum, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, pride, pride and joy, prince, prize, putting green, queen, racecourse, racket court, real man, right sort, rink, rock, rose quartz, rough diamond, round, royal flush, rubber, ruby, ruff, sapphire, sard, sardonyx, singleton, skating rink, soccer field, spades, spinel, spinel ruby, squash court, steel, stone, straight, stretch, tennis court, topaz, track, treasure, trey, trick, trophy, trouvaille, trump, turf, turquoise, windfall, winner, worthy

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

diamond

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

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: [hand] This line is printed in the type called Diamond.

Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado.

Bristol diamond. See Bristol stone, under Bristol.

Diamond beetle (Zo["o]l.), a large South American weevil (Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its splendid luster and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.

Diamond bird (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), a. Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)