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black diamond

noun

Meaning

  1. Hematite
  2. Anthracite
  3. Carbonado, a natural diamond that is black in colour
  4. A black synthetic diamond, specifically a CVD polycrystalline diamond or HPHT polycrystalline compact diamond.
  5. Boron carbide
  6. A member of the new affluent black middle class in South Africa, characterised by conspicuous consumption.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

carbonado(English)bloodstone(English)black gold(English)black silver(English)hecatolite(English)hydrohematite(English)rubasse(English)sanguine(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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