bortz
bortz noun: diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
Noun
bortz (uncountable)
- Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
- It is also noticeable that the black diamond, No. 20, a dull and lusterless substance, is as transparent to the X-rays as the brilliants, while the diamond bortz, No. 6, is much less transparent than either, though more so than the imitation, No 19.1906 September, X-Rays and a Diamond Thief, Popular Mechanics, page 932
- These main categories of industrial diamonds, gem stones, bortz, and carbonados, are further subdivided into smaller classes. For instance, particularly fine bortz of a round form composed of crystals radiating from a common center are known as ballas.1939, Materials Engineering, volume 10, page 358
Proper noun capitalized: Bortz
Bortz (plural Bortzes)
- A surname.
bortz meaning in Tamil
bortz in Tamil
- தாழ்வயிரம்
Forms of bortz
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boart |
| alternative form | bort |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bortzes |
Origin of bortz
From the German surname of Low German origin, from a dialectal word meaning "buttocks," ultimately from the root of Bürzel (“rump”).
Questions about bortz
- What does bortz mean?
- Bortz means diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
- What is bortz in Tamil?
- Bortz in Tamil is தாழ்வயிரம். See Bortz meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bortz?
- Bortz can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near bortz in the dictionary
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