| diamagnet | (n) a substance that exhibits diamagnetism |
| diamagnetic | (adj) relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet |
| diamagnetism | (n) phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet |
| diamante | (n) fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones |
| diamantine | (adj) consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds |
| diameter | (n) the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference, Syn. diam |
| diameter | (n) a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) |
| diametral | (adj) related to or along a diameter, Syn. diametric, diametrical, Example: the diametral plane |
| diametric | (adj) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed, Syn. diametrical, polar, opposite, Example: in diametric contradiction to his claims; diametrical (or opposite) points of view; opposite meanings; extreme and indefensible polar positions |
| diametrically | (adv) as from opposite ends of a diameter, Example: when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?; three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three |
| Diamagnet | n. [ Pref. dia- + magnet. ] A body having diamagnetic polarity. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diamagnetic | n. Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet. Contrasted with |
| Diamagnetic | a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See Paramagnetic. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Diamagnetically | adv. In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diamagnetism | n. |
| Diamantiferous | a. [ F. diamant diamond + -ferous. ] Yielding diamonds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diamantine | a. Adamantine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diameter | n. [ F. diamètre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. &unr_;; ☞ In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at right angles to the longer axis. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Diametral | a. [ Gr. F. diamétral. ] Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Diametral | n. A diameter. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Diamant { m } | Diamanten { pl } | diamond | diamonds [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamant { m } | Diamanten { pl } | sparkler | sparklers [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantarmband { n } | diamond bracelet [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantbohrer { m } | diamond drill [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantenscheibe { f } | diamond wheel [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantrahmen { m } | diamond frame [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantsäge { f } (zum Zerteilen von Halbleiter-Wafer in Chips) | die saw [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantschleifen { n } | diamond cutting [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantstaub { m } | bort [Add to Longdo] |
| diamanthart; steinhart { adj } | adamantine [Add to Longdo] |
| diametrisch | diametric [Add to Longdo] |
| diametrisch | diametrical [Add to Longdo] |
| diametrisch { adv } | diametrically [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamantfasan { m } [ ornith. ] | Lady Amherst's Pheasant [Add to Longdo] |
| Diamanttäubchen { n } [ ornith. ] | Diamond Dove [Add to Longdo] |