diamond
noun
a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system.
diamond-like
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a word derived from
diamond.
Example Sentences
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Germanium and silicon, both group IV elements with diamond-like crystal structures, occupy a unique position between metals and insulators.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025
He was friends with Sam Kinison, a comic whose entire act was based in rage, and there were times when Kinison alarmed Richards with the diamond-like purity of his anger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024
The scales had a distinctive diamond-like pattern only found on fish that are closely related to tetrapods.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
James Flude, spotted the silver-coloured metal ring with a diamond-like stone, on the northbound platform at Vauxhall on Saturday night.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2021
It wears a coat of ice and snow, its diamond-like sand swirling inside like an impending storm.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
