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BLACK DIAMOND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black diamond mean?
• BLACK DIAMOND (noun)
The noun BLACK DIAMOND has 1 sense:
1. an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Familiarity information: BLACK DIAMOND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
black diamond; carbonado
Hypernyms ("black diamond" is a kind of...):
adamant; diamond (very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem)
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