Definition of carbonado in English:
carbonado
nounPlural carbonados ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊˌkɑrbəˈneɪdoʊ
A dark opaque diamond, used in abrasives and cutting tools.
Also called black diamond
Example sentencesExamples
- Heaney and Vicenzi both work with rare diamonds known as carbonados, which are found only in Brazil and central Africa.
- Black or gray-black, massive, granular to compact bort is known as carbonado.
- Large Brazilian carbonados include the Carbonado Casco de Barro, Carbonado do Sergio, and Carbonado Xique-Xique.
- Masses of carbonado up to 3,100 carats are reported from deposits near Lencois, Brazil.
- The team has used this technique to characterize carbonados from the Central African Republic.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Portuguese.
Rhymes
dado, Feydeau, gambado, Oviedo, Toledo, tornado
Definition of carbonado in US English:
carbonado
nounˌkärbəˈnādōˌkɑrbəˈneɪdoʊ
A dark opaque diamond, used in abrasives and cutting tools.
Compare with bort
Example sentencesExamples
- Masses of carbonado up to 3,100 carats are reported from deposits near Lencois, Brazil.
- The team has used this technique to characterize carbonados from the Central African Republic.
- Black or gray-black, massive, granular to compact bort is known as carbonado.
- Heaney and Vicenzi both work with rare diamonds known as carbonados, which are found only in Brazil and central Africa.
- Large Brazilian carbonados include the Carbonado Casco de Barro, Carbonado do Sergio, and Carbonado Xique-Xique.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Portuguese.