adamantine
1Adamantine — can mean: *The mythical material adamant or adamantine, see: Adamant *The mineral adamantine spar, a variety of Corundum, see: Adamantine Spar *For|other uses of adamant, adamantium, and similar terms|Adamant (disambiguation)Adamantine is also… …
2Adamantine — Ad a*man tine, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.] 1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or… …
3adamantine — index callous, unyielding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4adamantine — (adj.) c.1200, from L. adamantinus hard as steel, inflexible, from Gk. adamantinos, from adamas (see ADAMANT (Cf. adamant) (n.)) …
5adamantine — [ad΄ə man′tin; ] also [, ad΄ə man′tēn΄, ad΄ə man′tīn΄] adj. [ME < L adamantinus, hard as steel < Gr adamantinos] 1. of or like adamant; very hard, as dental enamel; unbreakable 2. unyielding; firm …
6Adamantine — In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas which applied to substances having the hardness or luster of a diamond. Adamantine figuratively means unyielding and inflexible. * * *… …
7adamantine — ● adamantin, adamantine adjectif (grec adamas, antos, diamant) Littéraire. Qui a la dureté, l éclat du diamant. ● adamantin, adamantine (expressions) adjectif (grec adamas, antos, diamant) Organe adama …
8adamantine — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adamantinus, from Greek adamantinos, from adamant , adamas Date: 13th century 1. made of or having the quality of adamant 2. rigidly firm ; unyielding < adamantine discipline > 3 …
9adamantine — adjective a) Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains. Him the Almighty Power b) Like the diamond in hardness or luster …
10Adamantine Spar — Adamantine is a mineral, often referred to as adamantine spar. It is a silky brown form of corundum. It has a Mohs rating of 9. [cite web |url=http://www.mindat.org/min 5135.html |title=Adamantine Spar |accessdate=September 15 |accessyear=2007]… …
