| diam | (noun) the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | Synonyms: diameter |
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| diamagnet | (noun) a substance that exhibits diamagnetism | - |
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| diamagnetism | (noun) 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 | - |
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| diamante | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: sequin, spangle |
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| (noun) fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones | - |
| diameter | (noun) the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | Synonyms: diam |
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| (noun) 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) | - |
| diamine | (noun) any organic compound containing two amino groups | - |
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| diamond | (noun) the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate | Synonyms: baseball diamond, infield |
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| (noun) a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it | - |
| (noun) the baseball playing field | Synonyms: ball field, baseball field |
| (noun) a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | - |
| (noun) a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram | Synonyms: rhomb, rhombus |
| (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem | Synonyms: adamant |
| diamondback | (noun) large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings | Synonyms: Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback rattlesnake |
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| iamb | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables | Synonyms: iambus |
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| iambic | (noun) a verse line consisting of iambs | - |
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| iambus | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables | Synonyms: iamb |
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| militiaman | (noun) a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies | - |
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| milliammeter | (noun) a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes | - |
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| milliampere | (noun) one thousandth of an ampere | Synonyms: mA |
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| myriameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: mym, myriametre |
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| myriametre | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters | Synonyms: mym, myriameter |
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| parliament | (noun) a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards | Synonyms: fantan, sevens |
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| (noun) a legislative assembly in certain countries | - |
| parliamentarian | (noun) an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures | - |
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| pronunciamento | (noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | Synonyms: manifesto |
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| semidiameter | (noun) the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth | - |
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| siamang | (noun) large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web | Synonyms: Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus |
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| siamese | (noun) an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building | Synonyms: siamese connection |
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| thiamin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamine, vitamin B1 |
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| thiamine | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamin, vitamin B1 |
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| triamcinolone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent | Synonyms: Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog |
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