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Diadectes Diadectes was a genus of large very reptile-like tetrapods that lived during the Early Permian. It is one of the very first herbivorous tetrapods, and also one of the first fully terrestrial animals to attain large size.
Diadectidae Diadectidae are a family of large reptile-like tetrapods that lived in Euramerica during the Carboniferous and Early Permian periods. They are the very first herbivorous tetrapods to appear, and also the first fully terrestrial animals to attain large size.
Diadem (personal wear) A diadem (from the Greek 'diadema' from 'diadeo' to bind round, or fasten) was originally a white ribbon, ending in a knot and two stripes that were placed often on the shoulders, that surrounded the head of the king to denote his authority.
Diadema (genus) Diadema is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae and is one of the most abundant, widespread, and ecologically important shallow water genera of tropical sea urchins. It is found in all tropical oceans, although is ubiquitous in the Indo-Pacific region, where it inhabits depths down to 70 m.
Diadema palmeri Diadema palmeri is a sea urchin of the Diadema family. It was first discovered by William (Bill) Palmer, at a depth of about 40 m (130 ft) off the Poor Knights Islands (35º28´S 174º44´E), a small group off the temperate north eastern coast of New Zealand.
Diadems The Diadems was one of the bands created by the 3rd French season of the popular reality show show "Popstars", called "Popstars - the Duel" aired on RTL Group TV channel MĂ©tropole 6 (better known as M6) in fall 2003. This all girls band "lost" the duel with their male opponents called "Linkup" but still won a contract deal with universal music.
Diadochi Diadochi, the plural of Diadochus, is the common Latin form of the Greek Διάδοχοι, transcripted Diadochoi, which in general means "successors", such that the neoplatonic refounders of Plato's Academy in Late Antiquity referred to themselves as diadochi (of Plato).
Diadophis punctatus The Ringneck Snake, (Diadophis punctatus) is a species of harmless colubrid snake. It is the only species within the genus Diadophis, and has fourteen subspecies which are found from southeastern Canada, throughout much of the United States, to northern Mexico.
Diadumenos The Diadumenos ("diadem-bearer"), together with the Doryphoros and Discophoros, are the three most famous figural types of Polyclitus, forming three basic patterns of Ancient Greek sculpture that all present strictly idealised representations of young men in a convincingly naturalistic manner.
Diaeresis In linguistics, a diaeresis, or dieresis (AE) (from Greek διαίρεσις, diairein, to divide) is the division of two adjacent vowels as two syllables rather than as a diphthong. An example is "coöperate".
Diafana Krina Diafana Krina (Greek: Διάφανα Κρίνα) is a Greek rock group. It consists of Thanos Anestopoulos (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano), Pantelis Rothostoglou (bass), Nikos Bardis (electric guitar, trumpet), Kyriakos Tsoukalas (electric guitar) and Tassos Machas (drums).
Diagenesis In geology and oceanography, diagenesis is any chemical, physical, or biological change undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition and during and after its lithification, exclusive of surface alteration (weathering) and metamorphism. These changes happen at relatively low temperatures and pressures and result in changes to the rock's original mineralogy and texture.
Diagnosis In general, a diagnosis (plural diagnoses) has two distinct dictionary definitions. The first definition is "to recognize a disease or condition by its outward signs and symptoms", while the second definition is "to analyze the underlying physiological/biochemical cause(s) of a disease or condition".
Diagnosis (artificial intelligence) As a subfield in artificial intelligence, Diagnosis is concerned with the development of algorithms and techniques that are able to determine whether the behaviour of a system is correct. If the system is not functioning correctly, the algorithm should be able to determine, as accurately as possible, which part of the system is failing, and which kind of fault it is facing.
Diagnosis of exclusion The term diagnosis of exclusion (per exclusionem) refers to a medical condition whose presence cannot be established with complete confidence from examination or testing. Diagnosis is therefore by elimination of other reasonable possibilities.
Diagnosis of Murder Diagnosis of Murder is the first of five Diagnosis Murder TV movies. This TV movie is considered by many as the pilot to the TV series Diagnosis Murder, while some believe that the pilot is the Season 4 episode of Jake and the Fatman entitled "It Never Entered My Mind", as it was this episode which introduced the character of Dr.
Diagnosis-related group Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is a system to classify hospital cases into one of approximately 500 groups, also referred to as DRGs, expected to have similar hospital resource use, developed for Medicare as part of the prospective payment system. DRGs are assigned by a "grouper" program based on ICD diagnoses, procedures, age, sex, and the presence of complications or comorbidities.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is a commonly-used alternative internationally and includes all diseases, not just mental disorders.
Diagnostic design specification Diagnostic design specification is a document indicating how the diags will be implemented on an upcoming/new products that will be developed by the company. It describes the behavior of the diagnostics like how the test will execute, how the output messages is formatted, and how the final result is displayed (amongst other).
Diagnostic variable In a general circulation model, a diagnostic variable is a quantity that is derived for the new timestep after the prognostic variables have been calculated, for example vertical wind speed. Further quantities are then computed via parameterizations.
Diagonal A diagonal can refer to a line joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, or in some contexts, any upward or downward sloping line. The word "diagonal" was originally from the Greek διαγωνιος (diagonios), used by both StraboStrabo, Geography 2.
Diagonal lashing Diagonal lashing is a type of lashing used to bind spars or poles together, to prevent racking. It is usually applied to cross-bracing where the poles do not initially touch, but may by used on any poles that cross each other at a 45° to 90° angle.
Diagonal magic cube In a diagonal magic cube of order m, all 6m of the diagonals in the m planes parallel to the top, front, and sides of the cube must sum correctly. This means that the cube contains 3m simple magic squares of order m.
Diagonal or mixed-flow compressor A diagonal or mixed-flow compressor is effectively a cross between a centrifugal and axial-flow compressor. The American term diagonal-flow is very apt, because these compressors combine both axial and radial velocity components.
Diagonally dominant matrix In mathematics, a matrix is said to be diagonally dominant if in every row of the matrix, the magnitude of the diagonal entry in that row is larger than the sum of the magnitudes of all the other (non-diagonal) entries in that row. More precisely, if the entry in the ith row and jth column of a matrix is aij, and if
Diagram A diagram is a simplified and structured visual representation of concepts, ideas, constructions, relations, statistical data, anatomy etc used in all aspects of human activities to visualize and clarify the topic.
Diagrid Diagrid (a portmanteau of diagonal grid) is a design for constructing large buildings with steel that creates triangular structures with diagonal support beams. It requires less structural steel than a conventional steel frame.
Diaguita The Diaguita, also called Diaguita-Calchaquí, are a group of South American indigenous peoples. The Diaguita culture developed between the 8th and 16th centuries in what are now the provinces of Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and Tucumán in northwestern Argentina, and in the Atacama and Coquimbo regions of northern Chile.
Diachasmimorpha mellea Diachasmimorpha mellea (formerly known as Biosteres melleus) is a parasitoid of Rhagoletis pomonella, the apple maggot fly. It is morphologically very similar to another apple maggot parasitoid, Diachasma alloeum.
Dial In telephony and telecommunications in connection with a telephone, a dial refers, in older telephones, to a rotating disk with 10 numbered finger holes - a rotary dial. When a particular numbered hole is rotated with the finger to a finger stop set at a specific point across the dial, then released, the dial mechanism rotates the dial back to its original position and transmits pulses down the telephone line according to the number of the hole selected.
Dial (company) The Dial Corporation is a maker of personal care and household cleaning products based in Scottsdale, Arizona. It began as a brand of deodorant soap manufactured by Armour and Company, the legendary Chicago meatpacking firm, and through a series of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, emerged by the 2000's as a stand-alone leading personal care and household cleaning products company.
Dial (measurement) A dial is generally a flat surface, circular or rectangular, with numbers or similar markings on it, used for displaying the setting or output of a timepiece, radio or measuring instrument. See also "dial indicator".
Dial H for Hero Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time. The dial causes its possessor to become a new superhero with a different name, costume and powers each time it is used.
Dial peer A dial peer, also known as an addressable call endpoint, is a device that can originate or receive a call in a telephone network. In voice over IP (VoIP), addressable call endpoints can be categorized as either voice-network dial peers or POTS (plain old telephone service) dial peers.
Dial Post Dial Post is a small village located in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village was originally on the main A24 linking London and Worthing between West Grinstead and Ashington, but the road now bypasses Dial Post.
Dial Records (1964) A second Dial Records label was formed by Nashville-based song publisher/plugger/producer Buddy Killen in 1964. This label was formed specifically so Killen could record perhaps his best-known discovery, soul singer Joe Tex.
Dial tone A dial tone (known in the British Isles as a dialling tone) is a telephony signal used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working and ready to accept a call. The tone stops when the first numeral is dialed, or if there is no response after going off-hook (a timeout), when it is usually followed by a special information tone.
Dial-a-Dork Dial-a-Dork is a Cleveland, Ohio-based radio show that can best be described as "Car Talk for Computers". The show features live on-air computer troubleshooting, technology and social commentary, and off-the-cuff humor.
Dial-a-Ghost Dial-a-Ghost (ISBN 0-14-250018-6) is a 1996 book written by Eva Ibbotson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. It is centered around Frieda and Fulton Snodde-Brittle, who want to scare or kill their cousin Oliver because he was the rightful owner of Helton Hall.
Dial-A-Song Established by rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG), Dial-A-Song consists of an answering machine with a tape of the band playing various songs. The machine plays one track at a time, ranging from demos and uncompleted work to fake advertisements the band has created.
Dial-Home Device In the science fiction Stargate universe, a DHD (for Dial-Home Device) is an Ancient device used to control a Stargate. They have been encountered in both the Milky Way and Pegasus Galaxy to operate their respective Stargate Networks.
Dial-on-demand routing In computing, Dial-on-demand routing (DDR) is a technique whereby a host or router will automatically initiate a dial-up connection over an ISDN or regular public switched telephone network line when network access is required, and close the connection when no more data needs to be transmitted or received. The line will only be used when needed, which reduces costs where circuit-switched (telephone) connections are billed by minute.
Dial-up access Dial-up access is a form of Internet access through which the client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet.
Dialcat Dialcat was a remote character-based interface used to access Dynix-based library catalogs. By using a modem and a terminal emulator, personal computer users could use a functionally identical version of the menu-driven catalog interface available on the dumb terminals that could be found in Dynix-using libraries.
Dialect coach A dialect coach (originally "dialogue coaches") assists an actor in assuming a certain regional accent in order to perform convincingly in radio, theatrical or film productions. Dialect coaches are skilled in diction and linguistics, and do not necessarily have to have the accent that they are teaching.
Dialect continuum A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area, differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close, and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. Dialects separated by great geographical distances may not be mutually comprehensible.
Dialect levelling Dialect levelling is the means of a decreasement in the dialect differences. For example, in rural areas of Britain, although English is been widely spoken, however the pronunciation and grammar are very different.
Dialectic In classical philosophy, dialectic (Greek: διαλεκτική) is an exchange of propositions (theses) and counter-propositions (antitheses) resulting in a synthesis of the opposing assertions, or at least a qualitative transformation in the direction of the dialogue. It is one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (the other members are rhetoric and grammar) in Western culture.
Dialectic of Enlightenment Dialectic of Enlightenment, is the pivotal, fundamental textbook of Freudo-Marxist Critical Theory explaining the socio-psychological status quo that had been responsible for, what the Frankfurt School considered, the failure of the Enlightenment, a defeat represented most dramatically by the events of the Holocaust.
Dialectic process vs. dialogic process In a dialectic process describing the interaction and resolution between multiple paradigms or ideologies, one putative solution establishes primacy over the others. The goal of a dialectic process is to merge point and counterpoint (thesis and antithesis) into a compromise or other state of agreement (synthesis).
Dialectical materialism According to many followers of the theories of Karl Marx (or Marxists), dialectical materialism is the philosophical basis of Marxism. The name, which was never used by Marx himself, refers to the notion that Marxism is a synthesis of philosophical dialectics and materialism.
Dialectical monism Dialectical monism is an ontological position which holds that reality is ultimately a unified whole, distinguishing itself from monism by asserting that this whole necessarily expresses itself in dualistic terms. For the dialectical monist, the essential unity is that of complementary polarities which, while opposed in the realm of experience and perception, are co-substantial in a transcendent sense.
Dialectician A dialectician is a philosopher who views the world in terms of complementary opposites and the interactions thereof. In popular usage, the central feature of dialectic is the concept of "thesis, antithesis, synthesis" - when an idea or phenomenon (thesis) arises, it carries within itself the seed of its opposite (antithesis), and the interplay of these polarities leads to a synthesis which is somehow beyond the scope of either polarity alone.
Dialectics of progress The dialectics of progress is the problem that when a society dedicates itself to certain standards and those standards change, it is harder to adapt. A society that hasn't committed itself yet will not have this problem.
Dialectology Dialectology is a sub-field of linguistics. It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution (as opposed to variations based on social factors, which are studied in sociolinguistics, or variations based on time, which are studied in historical linguistics) and the features associated with it.
Dialects of French Dialects of the French language are spoken in France and around the world. The francophones of France generally use Metropolitan French although some also use regional dialects or varieties such as Meridional French.
Dialed Number Identification Service Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) is a service sold by telecommunications companies to corporate clients that lets them determine which toll-free telephone number was dialed by a customer. This is useful in determining how to answer an inbound call.
Dialer A dialer (or dialler) is an electronic device that is connected to your phone line and monitors the numbers that are dialed. The dialer has the ability to alter those numbers in order to seamlessly connect you to services that you would normally have to dial lengthy access codes for.
Dialhex Dialhex(also known as Rotohex) is a game for the Game Boy Advance handheld system, released as part of the Bit Generations line in Japan. Like the other games in the series, the game has both simple controls and simple graphics.
Dialing for Dollars Dialing for Dollars was a segment on local television shows especially popular in the 1960s and 1970s though still seen in some markets. While the format varied, a common format was one in which a host would have a secret number (announced to the audience) and pull a random phone number from a bowl (from those that had been submitted) and call it.
DialIdol DialIdol is both the name of a computer program for Microsoft Windows and its associated website that began tracking voting trends for American Idol contestants during the fourth season. DialIdol sprang to prominence at the start of the fifth season.
Dialler Management Platform A Dialler Management Platform is used to dynamically update the information held within a least cost routing dialler. The dialler is programmed to call in to the DMP periodically, when it does it can supply the service provider with information such as calling patterns.
Dialnorm Dialnorm is the meta-data parameter that controls decoder gain within the proprietary Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Dolby-E audio compression systems. Its value ranges in integer values from 31, where decoder gain remains at unity, to a value of 1, where decoder gain is reduced by 30 dB.
Dialog (magazine) Dialog (Dialogue)- is the only magazine in Poland, which regularly publishes contemporary Polish and foreign plays. For years, it has been the most important source of the modern repertoire from all over the world for Polish theatres, and besides the plays themselves, it has also been providing information concerning the most important foreign premieres.
Dialog Control Language Dialog Control Language (DCL) is a high-level description language and interpreter within AutoCAD for creating simple graphical dialogs. AutoLISP extensions use it to interact with the user in the AutoCAD environment.
Dialog system A Dialog system is a computer system intended to converse with a human. Dialog systems have employed text, speech, graphics, haptics, gestures, face configurations, body positions, emotions, and other modes for communicative intent on both the input and output channel.
Dialog Telekom Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka's flagship Telecommunications Company operates many services inculding Dialog GSM, the country's largest and most developed mobile phone network, as well as CBNsat, the country's premier cable television network. It is a Subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia.
Dialogic The English terms dialogic and dialogism often refer to the concept used by the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin in his work of literary theory, The Dialogic Imagination. Bakhtin contrasts the dialogic and the "monologic" work of literature.
Dialogic ADPCM Dialogic ADPCM or VOX is an audio file format, optimized for storing digitized voice data at a low sampling rate. VOX files are most commonly found in telephony applications, as well as an occasional arcade redemption game.
Dialogical self The term dialogical self refers to the mind's ability to imagine the different positions of participants in an argument or conversation and to carry on an internal dialogue. The ability develops in children with the creation of imaginary friends, and is intimately connected with the what if reasoning process.
Dialogo de Cecco da Ronchitti da Bruzene in perpuosito de la stella Nova The Dialogo de Cecco da Ronchitti da Bruzene in perpuosito de la stella Nova ("Dialogue of Cecco da Ronchiti of Bruzene relative to the New star") is a manuscript in the Venetian language about a nova and other astronomical subjects, especially the heliocentric system.
Dialogue A dialogue is a reciprocal conversation between two or more persons. The etymological origins of the word [(in Greek διά(diá,through) + λόγος(logos,word,speech) concepts like flowing-through meaning)] do not necessarily convey the way in which people have come to use the word, with some confusion between the prefix διά-(diá-,through) and the prefix δι-(di-, two) leading to the assumption that a dialogue is neccessarily beween only two parties.
Dialogue (Part I & II) "Dialogue" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago V (1972). On the original vinyl album, the song started on side one (Part I) and concluded on side two (Part II).
Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man is a book written by the Marquis de Sade while incarcerated in 1782, expressing his atheism by having the dying libertine convince the priest of the mistakes of a pious life.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo) was Galileo's comparison of the Copernican system, and the traditional Ptolemaic system. In the Copernican system, the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun, while in the Ptolemaic system everything in the Universe circles around the Earth.
Dialogue education Dialogue education is a popular education approach to adult education first described by educator,Jane Vella in the 1980’s. This approach to education draws on various adult learning theories, including those of Paulo Freire, Kurt Lewin, Malcolm Knowles and Benjamin Bloom (Global Learning Partners, 2006b; Vella, 2004).
Dialogue of the Saviour The Dialogue of the Saviour is one of the New Testament apocrypha texts that was found within the Nag Hammadi library of predominantly gnostic texts. The text appears only once in a single Coptic codex, and is heavily damaged.
Dialogue on Translation between a Lord and a Clerk The Dialogue on Translation between a Lord and a Clerk forms the preface of John Trevisa's 1387 translation of the Polychronicon of Ranulf Higden, made for his patron, Lord Berkeley. Written in Middle English, it consists of a series of arguments made by the clerk (representing Trevisa) on why books should not be translated from learned languages such as Latin, each one followed by a rebuttal from the Lord (representing Lord Berkeley).
Dialogue principle In Canadian constitutional law, the dialogue principle is an approach to the interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms where judicial review of legislation is said to be part of a "dialogue" between the legislatures and the courts. It specifically involves governments drafting legislation in response to court rulings and courts acknowledging the effort if the new legislation is challenged.
Dialogue-Assisted Visual Environment for Geoinformation The Dialogue Assisted Visual Environment for Geoinformation (DAVE_G) is a research project at Penn State University headed by Alan M. MacEachren, Rajeev Sharma, and Guoray Cai that seeks to use a multimodal, collaborative approach to geographic information systems (GIS).
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is an independent quarterly journal of "Mormon thought" that addresses a wide range of issues. The journal publishes peer-reviewed academic articles which run the gamut from anthropology and sociology to theology, history, and science.
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion Dialogues concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work written by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Through dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence.
Dialsoul Dialsoul, also known as the Original Sounds of the One Hundred, is a conglomerate of music lovers and DJs focused in music rooted in Africa, from jazz to house from Latin to dnb. Founded by Nacho Larache and Isaac b in October 2000].
Dialup Users List A Dynamic Users List (DUL) is a type of DNSBL which contains the IP addresses an ISP assigns to its customer on a temporary basis, often using DHCP or similar protocols. Dynamically assigned IP addresses are contrasted with static IP addresses which do not change once they have been allocated by the service provider.
Dialysis In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. It is a life support treatment and does not treat any kidney diseases.
Dialysis adequacy In nephrology, dialysis adequacy is the measurement of renal dialysis for the purpose of determining dialysis treatment regime and to better understand the pathophysiology of renal dialysis. It is an area of considerable controvery in nephrology.
Dialysis tubing Dialysis Tubing (Or more generically referred to as Visking Tubing) is a type of semi or partially permeable membrane tubing made from regenerated cellulose or cellophane. It is used for diffusion, or more accurately osmosis, and only allows the passage of small molecules, as explained below.
Diamant The Diamant rocket (diamant is French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either USA or USSR. As such it is the main predecessor of all subsequent European launcher projects.
Diamante Maria Scarabelli Diamante Maria Scarabelli was an Italian soprano singer of the later 17th century and early 18th. She is best remembered for having sung the part of Poppea in George Frederic Handel's opera Agrippina, a role that requires a wide vocal range, a fairly high tessitura, and a highly-developed virtuoso technique.
Diamante Music Group Diamante Music Group was a Newport Beach, California based independent record label distributor active from 1993 through 2004. During its heyday, Diamante was home to several small independent record labels whose artists later gained worldwide recognition.
Diamante River The Diamante River is a river in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is born from glaciers on the Maipo, a volcano in the Andes range in the Argentine–Chilean border, and flows east until emptying in the Desaguadero River.
Diamantina River The Diamantina River is a river in Queensland, Australia. Rising north-west of Longreach, it flows in a south-westerly direction through central Queensland to form the Warburton River, which, in extremely wet years, flows as far as Lake Eyre.
Diamantino Miranda Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (born in Moita, 3 August 1959), known just by Diamantino as a player, and Diamantino Miranda (pron. ) as a manager, was a Portuguese football player who played for Boavista FC and SL Benfica.
Diamantis Zervos Diamantis Zervos, born in Athens, Greece, to Michael Zervos and Anastasia (Giannenakis) Zervos is the author who is best known for writing the book "Baseball's Golden Greeks." Zervos came to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of 15 and fell in love with the sport during the 1975 World Series.
Diameter In geometry, a diameter (Greek words diairo = divide and metro = measure) of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center and whose endpoints are on the circular boundary, or, in more modern usage, the length of such a line segment. When using the word in the more modern sense, one speaks of the diameter rather than a diameter, because all diameters of a circle have the same length.
Diamictite Diamictites (IPA: ) are non-sorted conglomerates with a wide range of clasts with up to 25% gravel sized (greater than 2 mm). They are composed of coarse, poorly sorted, angular to well rounded sedimentary clastic fragments supported by a typically argillaceous (clay sized) matrix.
Diammonium phosphate Diammonium phosphate (DAP) (chemical formula (NH4)2HPO4 ) is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts which can be produced when ammonia reacts with phosphoric acid. DAP is used as a fertilizer and a fire retardant.
Diamond Diamond is the hardest known natural material (third-hardest known material below aggregated diamond nanorods and ultrahard fullerite), and is the more costly of the two best known forms (or allotropes) of carbon, whose hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for industrial applications and jewellery. (The other equally well known allotrope is graphite.
Diamond (dog) Diamond was Sir Isaac Newton's favorite dog, which, by upsetting a candle, set fire to manuscripts containing his notes on experiments conducted over a course of twenty years. According to one account, Newton is said to have exclaimed: "O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done" (or alternatively "O Diamond, Diamond, how little knowest thou the mischief thou hast done").
Diamond and Caldor Railway The Diamond and Caldor Railway was a common carrier 36" narrow gauge railroad operating in El Dorado County, California, in the United States. The 38 mile railroad was primarily a logging railroad but also did some passenger service.

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