diamond dust
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of diamond dust
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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While other scientists had published papers showing how they used diamond particles attached to gadolinium for magnetic resonance imaging, no one had ever shown that diamond dust itself could be a contrast agent.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Based on an original painting sold last year, each piece is made with layers that include diamond dust and platinum leaf.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
Then, the air needs to be still for a few days, and the sky needs to be perfectly clear, without a wisp of a cloud or a shimmer of diamond dust above the ice sheet.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 27, 2018
“The sunsets are blue, the dust devils enormous, the snowfall more like diamond dust, and the clouds are thinner than what we see on the Earth.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2017
The moon was full and so bright that the trees cast long blue shadows along the ground; the unearthly glow glittered like diamond dust on the freshly fallen snow.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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