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Meaning of hyperdiamond | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/haɪpəˈdaɪ.(ə.)mənd/

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 24-cell.
  2. A material that has superior durability and density to regular diamonds; an aggregated diamond nanorod.

Examples

“Fighting his fatigue — it was a black slick lapping at his consciousness — Vargovic said: "I understand perfectly well. I have the samples of hyperdiamond, in my hands..."”
“In 2005 scientists at Bayreuth University in Germany created a new material by compressing pure carbon under extreme heat. It’s called hyperdiamond or aggregated diamond nanorods (ADNR) and, although it’s incredibly hard, it looks rather like asphalt or a glittery black pudding.”
“There are harder substances than diamond - In 2005, physicists Natalia Dubrovinskaia and colleagues compressed carbon fullerene molecules and heating them at the same time to create a series of interconnected rods called Aggregated Diamond Nanorods (ADNRs or "hyperdiamond"). It's about 11% harder than a diamond.”
“Technically, hyperdiamond (diamond nanorod, DNR) is regular diamond, it's just been arranged into an optimal lattice.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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