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Record 1 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

On a round brilliant-cut diamond, the distance, usually expressed in millimeters, between any two opposing corners of the table. On fancy cuts, the distance between table corners measured across the width of the diamond. On an emerald cut, the width of the table measured across its narrowest direction.

CONT

The diameter of the table is measured from one corner to the opposite corner and is estimated as a percentage of the full girdle diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Pour les ronds brillants, mesure, habituellement en millimètres, entre deux angles opposés de la table. Pour les tailles fantaisie, mesure entre deux angles opposés prise dans le sens de la largeur. Pour une taille émeraude, mesure prise dans la partie la plus étroite.

CONT

Le diamètre de la table se calcule en mesurant les angles opposés et s'exprime en pourcentage du diamètre du rondis.

CONT

Il est possible de mesurer la dimension de la table de trois façons différentes : - la mesure directe; - la méthode du rapport; - la méthode de la courbure.

Spanish

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