Diamond

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Diamond is the hardest known natural material, and nearly the hardest known material (see Diamond#Materials harder than diamond).

Some of these meanings refer to the hard mineral, and some to the ◊ shape familiar from the diamonds suit in playing cards.

Diamond may also refer to:

• Alt Codes, ♦, The character/symbol formed by using the Alt key in conjunction with the Number Pad (Alt+num4)
• Diamond (gemstone), gemstone
• Lozenge, ◊, form of rhombus and symbols with that shape; also see polyiamond
• Baseball field or baseball diamond, the field upon which the game of baseball is played
• Diamonds (suit), one of four suits in playing cards
• Diamond crossing, crossing of two railroad tracks
• Diamond interchange, type of highway interchange
• Diamondsuit, combinatorial principle in set theory
• Tidal diamond, symbol on British admiralty charts
• HMS Diamond, ships of the Royal Navy
• M/S Sea Diamond, cruise ship which sank on April 6, 2007 near Santorini
• Diamond cubic crystal structure in materials science
• Diamond (dog), a dog supposedly owned by Sir Isaac Newton
• HTC Touch Diamond, Mobile Phone

Games

• Diamonds (video game), 1992 video game for the Macintosh released by Varcon Systems, Inc. and later by MacSoft Games
• Diamond (Shugo Chara!), also known as Dia, a character from the manga series Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit

Film and television

• Diamonds Are Forever, James Bond book (1956) and film (1971)
• Diamonds (film), 1975 movie with Robert Shaw and Shelley Winters
• Diamonds (TV series), Canadian television series that aired from 1987 to 1989
• Diamonds (1999 film), 1999 movie with Kirk Douglas and Dan Aykroyd
• Diamonds (2009 miniseries), 2009 ABC's miniseries (2 episodes) with James Purefoy and Derek Jacobi

Music and dance

• Diamond (certification, or record), music recording sales certification in many countries, especially the United States (see RIAA certification)
• The Diamonds, Canadian singing group of the 1950s and '60s
• Diamond (album), 1982 album by Spandau Ballet
• Diamond Rio, American country music band
• Diamonds (Jerry Lordan song), UK #1 single by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
• Diamonds (Herb Alpert song), 1987 song
• Diamonds (Fabolous song), first single from rapper Fabolous' 2007 album From Nothin' to Somethin'
• Diamonds (ダイアモンド), a song by Princess Princess
• "The Diamond Sea", first single from Sonic Youth's 1995 album Washing Machine
• Diamonds (ballet), third movement of George Balanchine's Jewels, often performed by itself
• Diamond Girl (song), from American R&B singer-songwriter Ryan Leslie's single from his self-titled debut album
• Diamond, a single by Bump of Chicken
• Diamond, female rapper from the hip-hop group Crime Mob
• Diamond D, rapper and producer from the hip-hop supergroup Diggin' in the Crates

Organizations

• Diamond Aircraft Industries, manufacturer of light aircraft
• Diamond Bus, British bus company in the West Midlands and the Go West Midlands trading name
• Diamond Comic Distributors, largest comic book distributor serving North America
• Diamond Energy, energy services company based in Canada
• Diamond Insurance, British insurance provider focused on women car drivers
• Diamond Light Source, British synchrotron research facility
• Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (commonly "Diamond"), Chicago based consulting company
• Diamond Multimedia, computer hardware and electronics company

People

Surname

• Alexander Diamond (born 1985), Scottish professional footballer
• Amy Diamond (born 1992), Swedish pop singer
• Anne Diamond (born 1954), British television presenter
• Barry Diamond (American comedian), American comedian
• Benjamin Diamond (born 1975), French singer
• Bernard L. Diamond (1912-1990), American Professor of law and psychiatry
• Cora Diamond, US-born philosopher
• David Diamond (composer) (1915–2005), American composer
• Debi Diamond (born 1962)
• Dustin Diamond (born 1977), American actor
• Gregg Diamond (1949-1999), American musician
• I. A. L. Diamond (1920-1988), Romanian-born American film writer
• Jack Diamond (architect)
• Jack Diamond (Canadian businessman) (1909-2001), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
• Jack Diamond (gangster) (1897-1931), Irish-American gangster
• Jackie Diamond Hyman (born 1949), American author, reporter and columnist
• Jared Diamond (born 1937), American biologist, physiologist, biogeographer and author
• Jim Diamond (music producer), American studio engineer, producer and bass player
• Jim Diamond (Scottish musician) (born 1951), British rock musician
• Jody Diamond, American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor, and educator
• John Diamond (journalist) (1953-2001), British Jewish broadcaster and journalist
• John Diamond, Baron Diamond (1907-2004), British politician
• King Diamond (born 1956), Danish heavy metal musician
• Larry Diamond, political scientist
• Lou Diamond (1890–1951), US Marine
• Lou Diamond Philips (born 1962), actor
• Michael Diamond (musician) (born 1965), American musician, member of the Beastie Boys
• Michael Diamond (sport shooter) (born 1972), Australian professional target shooter
• Milton Diamond (born 1934), American professor of anatomy and reproductive biology
• Neil Diamond (born 1941), American singer/songwriter
• Reed Diamond (born 1967), American actor
• Robert Diamond (born 1951), London-based American banker
• Selma Diamond (1920-1985), Canadian-born comedic actress and TV writer
• Simon-Pierre Diamond (born 1985), Canadian politician
• Stanley Diamond, American anthropologist

First names

• Diamond Dallas Page (born 1956), American wrestler
• Diamond D, a hip-hop producer/rapper
• Diamond Darrell A.K.A. Dimebag Darrell (born Darrell Lance Abbott), deceased Heavy Metal Guitarist

Nicknames

• Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers, a former professional Muay Thai and kickbox fighter
• Diamond (rapper), American rapper

Places

• Diamond, California, in Contra Costa County
• Diamond, California, former name of Diamond Springs, California
• Diamond, Illinois, in the United States
• Diamond Harbour, suburb of Kolkata, India
• Diamond Harbour, New Zealand, village in Canterbury, New Zealand
• Diamond Island (disambiguation)
• Diamond Rock, small Caribbean island
• The Diamond (Longs Peak), cliff on Longs Peak

Computing

• In object-oriented programming, the diamond problem refers to an ambiguity in a particular scenario of multiple inheritance where the class diagram has the shape of a diamond (or lozenge)

See also

• The Diamond (disambiguation)
• Diamant (disambiguation)
• Max Dimont
• Dymond
• Diament
• Yahalom
• Rough Diamond
• Hodge Diamond

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