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Black Diamond

Definition: Black Diamond

Black Diamond

Noun

1. An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Black Diamond

DomainDefinitions

Mining

A. A variety of crystalline carbon, related to diamond, but showing no crystal form. Highly prized as an abrasive because of its hardness. Occurs only in Brazil. Syn:carbonado b. A term frequently applied to coal. c. A black gem diamond.d. Dense black hematite that takes a polish like metal. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Black Diamond

Synonym: carbonado (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Black Diamond

Specialty definitions using "black diamond": diamond ballas ♦ knots. (references)

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Modern Usage: Black Diamond

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Black Diamond Express (1927)

New Black Diamond Express (1900)

Panorama of Susquehanna River Taken From the Black Diamond Express (1897)

No. 2 Black Diamond Express (1897)

Black Diamond Express Receding View (1897)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Black Diamond

DomainTitle

Books

  • Black Diamond (reference)

  • Black Diamond (Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series) [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  • Black Diamond Two: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Kiss (reference)

  • The Black Diamond (reference)

  • The Black Diamond Ring: Stories (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Black Diamond

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Black Diamond Express, Lehigh Valley Railroad, at railroad station, Sayre, Pennsylvania.Credit: Library of Congress.

Black Diamond Express, [Lehigh Valley Railroad], Pennsylvania.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Cities: Black Diamond


1. Black Diamond, WA (city, FIPS 6330)
Location: 47.31170 N, 122.00990 W
Population (1990): 1422 (579 housing units)
Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 98010
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Black Diamond

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  black diamond

672

  black diamond climbing equipment

8

  black diamond washington

48

  black diamond jewelry onyx

8

  black diamond ring

41

  black diamond gear

7

  black diamond suspension

38

  black diamond shock

7

  black diamond climbing

36

  black diamond light

7

  black diamond entertainment

32

  black diamond ice axe

6

  black diamond equipment

27

  black diamond watermelon

6

  black diamond jewelry

25

  black diamond earring

6

  black diamond racing

21

  black diamond raw

6

  black diamond string

17

  black diamond drill grinder

6

  black diamond ranch

15

  black diamond guitar string

6

  black diamond lift kit

13

  black diamond headlamp

6

  black diamond lift

12

  black diamond realty

6

  black diamond mine

12

  bakery black diamond

6

  black diamond steak

12

  black diamond funds

6

  black diamond and climbing gear

12

  black diamond off road

6

  black diamond golf

11

  black diamond city

5

  black diamond boot

10

  black diamond moonlight

5

  black diamond headlamps

10

  black diamond express

5

  black diamond alberta

9

  black diamond middle school

5
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Modern Translations: Black Diamond

Language Translations for "black diamond"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sort diamant. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

zwart diamant. (various references)

   

French

  

diamant noir. (various references)

   

German

  

schwarzer Diamant. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μαύρο διαμάντι. (various references)

   

Italian

  

diamante nero. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

'金剛石 (carbon, carbonado). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

くろ"""うせき (carbon, carbonado). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ackblay iamondday

   

Portuguese

  

diamante negro. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

cãrbune (brand, carbuncle, coal, embers). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

diamante negro (bort). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

stenkol (coal). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Black Diamond

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-d-d-i-k-l-m-n-o"

-1 letter: diamondback.

-3 letters: abdominal, cobalamin.

-4 letters: abdomina, anabolic, backland, bondmaid, diaconal, dockland, lambdoid, mandalic, mandioca.

-5 letters: amboina, badland, bandaid, bimodal, cabildo, calando, cambial, candida, coalbin, diamond, domical, kalimba, lambkin, limacon, mandola, manioca, midland, monacid, monadal, monadic, nodical, nomadic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Black Diamond


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 6C 61 63 6B      44 69 61 6D 6F 6E 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01101100 01100001 01100011 01101011 00100000 01000100 01101001 01100001 01101101 01101111 01101110 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#108 &#97 &#99 &#107 &#32 &#68 &#105 &#97 &#109 &#111 &#110 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 006C 0061 0063 006B      0044 0069 0061 006D 006F 006E 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3678676977238756779818070

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Cities
8. Expressions: Internet 		9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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