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DIAMOND BLACK [19 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A dark inclusion in a diamond.

CONT

If a black piqué is left in the point of the culet, the whole stone will seem black.

OBS

With the naked eye, [included] crystals may look like white or black spots or tiny dots. Sometimes you may hear black marks referred to as carbon spots, but this can mislead people into believing that coal particles are in their diamonds.... Dark inclusions in diamond were for generations called carbon spots, although it is now known that amorphous carbon does not occur as inclusions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Inclusion foncée dans un diamant.

CONT

Le clivage consiste à fendre la pierre en plusieurs morceaux de façon à dégrossir sa forme tout en éliminant les défauts (points noirs, glaces, etc.) et en recherchant l'utilisation la plus avantageuse du brut.

OBS

À l'œil nu, ces cristaux [inclus] peuvent ressembler à des taches noires ou blanches ou encore à des points minuscules. Parfois, l'expression «points de carbone» est utilisée pour décrire ces taches noires et certaines personnes croient alors que leur diamant contient des particules de charbon. [...] pendant des années, les inclusions foncées dans le diamant étaient qualifiées de «points de carbone»; on sait maintenant que le carbone à l'état amorphe ne se trouve pas en inclusion.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

A black, combustible, mineral solid resulting from the partial decomposition of vegetable matter ... over a period of millions of years ...

OBS

coal: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
DEF

Combustible minéral fossile solide, provenant de végétaux ayant subi, au cours des temps géologiques, une transformation lui conférant un grand pouvoir calorifique.

OBS

Houille s'emploie surtout dans le langage didactique; dans le langage courant, on lui préfère charbon employé absolument, la houille étant le meilleur des charbons naturels qu'on utilise de préférence à tout autre.

OBS

charbon : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Explotación de lignito, grafito y carbón
DEF

Combustible fósil formado por carbono amorfo elemental con cantidades variables de hidrocarburos, compuestos complejos orgánicos y sustancias inorgánicas. El polvo es muy tóxico por inhalación. Inflamable.

OBS

Algunos califican de hulla a todo carbón mineral, otros excluyen a la antracita de esa denominación genérica. Más racional parece la clasificación que tiene en cuenta el estado de fosilización de la materia vegetal de que constan esos combustibles fósiles y que califica de antracita al más viejo (y que más carbono contiene), de lignito al más reciente (cuya hullificación no es aún completa), de turba a un carbón que todavía se está elaborando y de hulla todos los que, intermediarios entre la antracita y el lignito, constituyen las variedades comunes.

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Record 3 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Mineralogy
  • Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
DEF

Cryptocrystalline material composed of diamond. It is compact, opaque, dark gray to black, lacking cleavage planes and very tough. Usually occurs in rounded masses, but is also found in angular broken pieces. Principal source is the State of Bahia, Brazil, but it occurs occasionally elsewhere in South America and in Africa. It was formerly in demand for diamond-drill bits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Minéralogie
  • Installations de forage minier
DEF

Variété impure de diamant noir, employé comme abrasif.

CONT

Plusieurs variétés de diamant peuvent être distinguées: 1) le diamant [...] 2) le ballas ou short bort [...] 3) le carbonado, fragments noirs, grenus à compacts, de la grosseur d'un pois et d'aspect de coke.

CONT

Le bort et le carbonado ont des applications [...] importantes pour leur dureté (têtes de forages et abrasif). Ce sont eux qui l'emportent sur le plan industriel.

Key term(s)
  • diamant noir industriel

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Silicon carbide... has a diamond-like structure and is nearly as hard as the diamond. It is prepared by heating fine [silicon dioxide] and coke with a little salt and sawdust in an electric furnace. The crystals obtained are greenish blue to black. It was one of the most widely used abrasives for grinding and cutting metals.

OBS

Carborundum®: a registered trademark.

OBS

for "carborundum" : When the tradename is used with a small "c", it is no longer considered as a registered trademark.

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum®

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

[...] est produit au four électrique à partir de silice et de carbone. De couleur noire à reflets bleutés, c'est le plus pur et le plus tranchant des abrasifs connus [...] On emploie le carbure de silicium surtout pour le ponçage des apprêts, des vernis et des laques ainsi que le décapage des parquets.

OBS

«carborundum» : Appellation commerciale maintenant passée dans l'usage, synonyme de carbure de silicium.

OBS

Carborundum® : marque déposée

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 5 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

[The trade name for a] type of nut with an excentric hexadiagonal shape...

OBS

Hexentric™ : A trademark of the Black Diamond product(HEXENTRIC(R) NUTS).

OBS

Since their introduction in 1971, the classic Hexentric(R) design has retained its relevance as an inexpensive, versatile and lightweight form of protection.

Key term(s)
  • Hexentric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Marque de commerce d'un] coinceur hexagonal.

OBS

HexentricMC : Marque de commerce de la société Black Diamond (HEXENTRIC(R) NUTS).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

[The trade name for a] wedge-shaped artificial chock...

OBS

Stopper™ : A trademark of the Black Diamond product(STOPPER(R) NUTS).

Key term(s)
  • Stopper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Marque de commerce d'un] coinceur trapézoïdal.

OBS

StopperMC : Marque de commerce de la société Black Diamond (STOPPER(R) NUTS).

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Food Industries
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
OBS

Partly skimmed mozzarella cheese sticks that you can peel into fun-to-eat strips.

OBS

A trademark of Black Diamond.

Key term(s)
  • Cheestrings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

Bâtonnets de fromage emballés individuellement.

OBS

CheestringsMC : Marque de commerce de Black Diamond.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Mineralogy
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

An industrial diamond of non-gem quality used to prepare the scaife.

CONT

Bort is a gray to black massive diamond, the colour of which is caused by inclusions and impurities.... Crushing bort, the lowest grade of diamonds, is crushed in steel mortars and graded into abrasive grits of various sizes.

Key term(s)
  • boor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Minéralogie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Diamant présentant un défaut, inutilisable en bijouterie et servant d'abrasif.

Key term(s)
  • bortz
  • bowr
  • boor

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudio de las gemas
  • Mineralogía
  • Industria del diamante
CONT

El bort se usa para labrar otros diamantes y para perforar la roca en los sondeos.

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Record 9 2004-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A hole in a diamond produced by a laser.

CONT

Laser drill holes look like suspended fishing lines. They’re actually tiny holes drilled into the diamond with a laser beam, allowing black spots to be dissolved or bleached out with chemicals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Trou percé par un rayon laser.

CONT

À la surface, le trou de laser peut ressembler à une piqûre tandis que le tube ressemble généralement à une aiguille.

OBS

Ce sont [...] de minces canaux qui sont percés au laser dans le but d'atteindre et de dissoudre ou encore de nettoyer à l'acide des cristaux inclus trop visibles.

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Synthetic diamond. A man-made diamond, produced either by subjecting carbon-bearing material such as graphite to high temperature and pressure or by the chemical vapor deposition(CVD) method. The Swedish company Allmana Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget(ASEA) is believed to have achieved the first repeatable synthesis of diamond in 1953, but their results were not published at the time; General Electric Company(GE) announced a successful synthesis of diamonds in 1954, followed by De Beers in 1959. Colors range from black to dark green, light green, red, yellow, blue, and colorless(Type IIa diamonds). Millions of carats of industrial-quality synthetic diamond are now manufactured annually using high pressure techniques; gem quality synthetic diamonds have been produced experimentally by De Beers Diamond Research Laboratories, General Electric Company...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Les diamants synthétiques sont fabriqués à partir de graphite et d'isotopes de carbone. La méthode de fabrication de ces synthèses repose sur les conditions de cristallisation naturelles du diamant, c'est-à-dire des températures entre 1700 °C et 2760 °C avec 10 T/cm², et ce pendant plusieurs mois.

CONT

[...] depuis 2003, la société américaine Génésis propose pour quelques milliers de dollars un diamant de synthèse jaune de 1,5 carat, forgé en trois jours et demi, comparable aux diamants naturels, mais trois fois moins cher.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Soft, flexible Black Diamond climbing pants allow you to move freely. Hassle-free pull-on style with drawstring elastic waist and narrow tapered legs. Side seam pockets. Back hook-and-loop closure pocket.

CONT

Climbing trousers, constructed from a hardwearing lightweight fabric. The thermal quality makes them ideal for warming up, bouldering and rock climbing. The ultimate combination of durability warmth & comfort!

CONT

Read the paper, went to the shops where I managed to get myself some alpine climbing trousers from Decathlon. Made by Millet, they look like your standard baggy synthetic trousers, but they stretch a bit so they can be tighter without sacrificing mobility. A snip at 33 quid.

OBS

In the selection of pants, again looseness and comfort are of prime importance. For both hiking and climbing, trousers should never be too tight.

OBS

Be sure the trousers are roomy. They must be ample around the waist in order to accommodate a heavy sweater, shirt, and extra layer of wool, and still allow unrestricted movement.

OBS

Advantages and disadvantages of certain materials. Whipcord is made for laborers, postmen, milkmen, and such and will not get wet with the first raindrops. Corduroy, on the other hand, soaks up moisture too easily and is not very durable. Wool will remain warm even when drenched and is the best answer for outdoor wear. You may consider lederhosen, leather pants imported from the Alps. The knicker length variety, though expensive, are a good investment because rocks will not tear them. Non-waterproof nylon wind pants are useful to wear over other trousers in windy, frigid areas and when climbing extensively above timberline. Wind pants should be loose-fitting and have a drawstring around the ankles to prevent wind from blowing up the legs. Rain pants in waterproof fabric are of some value in wet, brushy areas, but in general the lack of ventilation makes these pants unsatisfactory. A light pair of cotton pants may be used as extras for hot weather, but are no substitute for wool pants in cold weather.

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

La forme la plus pratique pour un pantalon de montagne est la forme knicker (forme courte s'arrêtant à 10 cm au-dessous du genou).

CONT

Pour le pantalon, je vais devoir en acheter un mais j'hésite entre un pantalon d'alpinisme et sur pantalon gore tex + bas en capilène.

OBS

Avantages et inconvénients de certains tissus. Le velours absorbe l'humidité, donc une fois mouillé sèche difficilement. Le meilleur tissu, car il est chaud, est ce qu'on appelle le drap de montagne, donc les draps de Bonneval, de Bagnes et de Bessans et le whipcord. Les pantalons peuvent être en gabardine légère pour les courses de rocher.

OBS

Le cuir est à déconseiller, car il durcit en séchant et blesse l'entre-jambe.

OBS

Le pantalon de laine est chaud, mais lourd.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Precious Stones (Mining)
CONT

Tokyo Sexwale, a prominent black businessman, has shown considerable interest in acquiring 10% of Northam platinum mine, as well as interests in marine diamond mining off the West Coast of South Africa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de pierres précieuses

Spanish

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Record 13 1996-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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Record 14 1995-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • Black Diamond Cheese
  • Black Diamond Cheese Ltd

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 15 1993-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

The white substance found on the locker and black binder, and the contents of the bottle of liquid correction fluid(Gillette's Pen & Ink) were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy diamond cell technique.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art

Spanish

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Record 17 1987-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Gemmology
DEF

A diamond, whose tip has been ground off into a flat surface.

CONT

Such a lining might even be black, so that a table-cut diamond with a black background looked somewhat like a slice of jet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Diamant dont la pointe a été taillée à plat (selon la technique de taille en table).

Spanish

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Record 18 1981-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 19 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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