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bort

bort

1 9.9
Small rough diamond pieces used in tools for cutting or drilling hard materials
  • noun
  • /bɔrt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bort

Examples

  • Kom hit bort.

    Cimarron (1931)

  • Kom hit bort.

    Cimarron (1931)

  • - To Claire Borts.

    Hollow Creek (2016)

  • In 1902, a Frenchman named Teisserenc de Bort reported that the air temperature decreases with altitude up to a height of about 10 kilometers, after which the temperature starts to increase with height.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Bort is often used in factories to make cutting tools due to its hardness and durability.

  • The jeweler explained that bort consists of low-quality diamond fragments unsuitable for gemstones.

  • Industries often purchase bort for drilling purposes since it is much cheaper than high-quality diamonds.

Synonyms

black diamond
vsbort
  • Specialized
6.7

A very hard dark stone used in industry for drilling and polishing, not for jewelry

is made of small low-quality fragments used mainly for industrial work

Surface Forms

bort singular
borts plural

Etymology

Bort probably comes from an old German or Dutch word for a 'broken' or 'coarse' stone that jewelers used for work rather than display. So, think of bort as the 'work' diamond—rough and strong, used for cutting and drilling instead of for jewellery.