pırlanta — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pırlanta is used for these senses in English:
- brilliant A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
- diamond ring (astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.
brilliant — full definition
- adj Shining very brightly.
- adj Exceptionally intelligent, skilled, or impressive.
- noun A diamond or other gemstone cut with many facets to maximize its sparkle.
diamond — full definition
- noun An extremely hard, clear crystal form of carbon, prized as a gemstone.
- noun A four-sided shape with two pairs of equal angles, standing on one of its points (a rhombus).
- noun One of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked with a red diamond shape.
- noun The infield of a baseball field, which is diamond-shaped.
- adj Marking a sixtieth (or, in some uses, seventy-fifth) wedding anniversary.