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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

• BLACK DIAMOND (noun)

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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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