carbonado

carbonado
I. noun (plural -dos or -does) Etymology: Spanish carbonada Date: 1584 archaic a piece of meat scored before grilling II. transitive verb Date: 1599 1. archaic to make a carbonado of 2. archaic cut, slash III. noun (plural -dos) Etymology: Portuguese, literally, carbonated Date: 1853 an impure opaque dark-colored fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles valuable for its superior toughness

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  • Carbonado — Carbonado, commonly known as the Black Diamond, is a natural polycrystalline diamond found in alluvial deposits in the Central African Republic and Brazil. Its natural colour is black or dark grey, and it is more porous than other diamonds.… …   Wikipedia

  • Carbonado — (spanisch für „Kohlenstoff“), oft auch schwarzer Diamant genannt, ist eine sehr selten vorkommende polykristalline Varietät des Minerals Diamant. Als ein aus vielen kleinen Diamantkristalliten zusammengesetztes, proröses Aggregat von überwiegend… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • carbonado — CARBONÁDO s.n. Diamant impur, negru şi foarte dur, folosit la utilajele pentru foraj. – Din fr. carbonado. Trimis de valeriu, 11.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  carbonádo s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CARBONÁDO n.… …   Dicționar Român

  • carbonado — [ karbɔnado ] n. m. • 1888; mot port. « charbonneux » ♦ Techn. Diamant noir utilisé pour le forage des roches dures. Des carbonados. ● carbonado nom masculin (espagnol carbonado, carboné) Variété de diamant noir. (Sa grande dureté le fait… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Carbonado — Carbonado, WA U.S. town in Washington Population (2000): 621 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 0.406435 sq. miles (1.052663 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.406435 sq. miles (1.052663… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carbonado, WA — U.S. town in Washington Population (2000): 621 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 0.406435 sq. miles (1.052663 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.406435 sq. miles (1.052663 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carbonado — Car bo*na do, Carbonade Car bo*nade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carbonadoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carbonadoing}.] 1. To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or slice and broil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A short legged hen daintily carbonadoed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carbonado — Car bo*na do, n.; pl. {Carbonadoes}. [Pg., carbonated.] (Min.) A black variety of diamond, found in Brazil, and used for diamond drills. It occurs in irregular or rounded fragments, rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carbonādo — Carbonādo, soviel wie Karbonat, s. Diamant …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Carbonado — Carbonado, s. Kohlenstoff …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • carbonado — adj. Combinado com carbono.   ‣ Etimologia: carbono + ado …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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