Dias

or Di·az

[ dee-uhs; Portuguese dee-uhsh ]

/ ˈdi əs; Portuguese ˈdi əʃ /

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noun

Bar·tho·lo·me·u

[bahr-too-loo-me-oo], /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/, c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.

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How to use Dias in a sentence

Superconducting at up to about –11° C, Dias’s yttrium-hydrogen superconductor is one of the highest-temperature superconductors known.
Can room-temperature superconductors work without extreme pressure?|Emily Conover|March 19, 2021|Science News
Dias and Zurek also reported their results March 19 in Physical Review Letters.
Can room-temperature superconductors work without extreme pressure?|Emily Conover|March 19, 2021|Science News
While Dias’s carbon, sulfur and hydrogen superconductor is still the temperature record-holder, the new material requires a significantly lower pressure — although at 182 gigapascals, it’s still no simple squeeze.
Can room-temperature superconductors work without extreme pressure?|Emily Conover|March 19, 2021|Science News
Still, Dias and his colleagues believe their findings can be recreated in let’s just say “slightly” less high-pressure situations, particularly if they can change the chemistry of their shocking invention.
Breakthrough Scientists You Need to Know|Nick Fouriezos|March 11, 2021|Ozy

Future work will focus on describing the material more completely, Dias says.
The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found|Emily Conover|October 14, 2020|Science News
From 1981 to 2009, the current Rear Admiral worked at the Marcilio Dias Hospital where she reached the post of Deputy Director.
Who’s Who at the Women in the World Summit in Brazil|The Daily Beast|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lafuente y Zamlloa, M. Historia-general de Espaa, desde los tiempos mas remotos hasta nuestros dias.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
At the hall's center was a low dias, and in a semicircle around and behind it stood a half-hundred great crocodilian shapes.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various
"Buenos Dias, Señores," said Maraquando, as the young men arose from their meal.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fergus Hume
As he rode up, he saluted me with Buenos dias Señor, which means 'good day sir.'
Christopher Carson|John S. C. Abbott
Acabaron se a veynte dias del mes de octubre Año del señor de Mill & quarto cientos & nouenta & quarto folio.
Game and Playe of the Chesse|Caxton

British Dictionary definitions for Dias

Dias

Diaz

/ (ˈdiːəs, Portuguese ˈdiəʃ) /

noun

Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

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