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dia logue {NAmE also dia-log) /'daialng; NAmE-lo:g; -la:g/ noun [C, U] 1 conversations in a book, play, or film/ movie (4$,      X4S: The novel

has long descriptions and not much dialogue. j&nMn&jt ^ 'X o 0 dialogues for language learners If 33 |f ^ 33 #J/4 i?r o note at discussion 2 a formal discussion between two groups or countries, especially when they are trying to solve a problem, end a disagreement, etc. ( X1% M ft M S M flU A 8? &T"4 M. In ^#•  ^ iffi# (ft ) ■ X41$: The President told waiting

reporters there had been a constructive dialogue. & Ijc ^

—                 compare monologue

'dial-up adj. [only before noun] using a telephone line and a modem to connect your computer to the Internet

dia ly sis /.dai'aelasis/ noun [U] (technical A ill) a process for separating substances from a liquid, especially for taking waste substances out of the blood of people with damaged kidneys  j&tff ( jt&ft&LVaJk'k#3-MA

64lMft;frMft4t ) : kidney/renal dialysis '/fiitfr 0 a dialysis machine j||#f #1

dia mante /.diia'mnntei; NAmE ,di:ama:n'tei/ adj. dec­orated with glass that is cut to look like diamonds

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dia mantine /,daia‘maenti:n/ adj. (technical 7ft ifj-)

1                  made from, or looking like, diamonds ( (t ) $3^64

2                  very hard or strong M®64; MU] 64

diam eter /dai'aemita(r)/ noun 1 a straight line going from one side of a circle or any other round object to the other side, passing through the centre Jig; the diameter of a tree trunk M 4164 11 & .<> The dome is 42.3 metres in diameter, it ^ £* M M15 ft. 42.3 A 0

—                 picture o circle —compare radius 2 (technical Ain) a measurement of the power of an instrument to MAGNIFY sth A^; $cA4nWl: a lens magnifying 300 diameters (= making sth look 300 times larger than it really is) $A 300 flriWj»«

dia met rical /.daia'metrikl/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 used to emphasize that people or things are com­pletely different ft jfo 4@ Jg. 64 ;     He’s the

diametrical opposite of his brother. A 64 A 4411 Afsh. 2 relating to the diameter of sth It 1264 diametrically /.daia'metrikli/ adv. ~ opposed/ opposite completely different ( Al^l ) ; ( 40

Ig ) : We hold diametrically opposed views. 4£jn643Ej& A 40 4211 „

dia mond /'daiamand/ noun

1                  [U, C] a clear precious stone of pure carbon, the hardest substance known. Diamonds are used in jewel­lery and also in industry, especially for cutting glass.

: a ring with a diamond in it        o a

diamond ring/necklace ^ 4s / ^ $1 o She was wearing her diamonds (= jewellery with diamonds in it), ttfc if      Wo 0 The lights shone like diamonds.

— see also rough diamond

2                  [C] a shape with four straight sides of equal length and with angles that are not right angles H ffr

3                  diamonds [pi., U] one of the four suits (= sets) in a

pack/deck of cards. The cards are marked with red diamond shapes. ( IR064 )     the ten of diamonds

—picture o playing card 4 [C] a card of this suit ( —         ) ftifeJif-: You must play a diamond if you

have one.  M & 2$ ft <, 5 [C] (in baseball

ffEjc) the space inside the lines that connects the four bases; also used to mean the whole baseball field

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.diamond in the rough noun (NAmE) = rough

DIAMOND

.diamond ju bi lee noun [usually sing.] the 60th anni­versary of an important event, especially of sb becoming king/queen; a celebration of this event

A&, 60      )

— compare golden jubilee, silver jubilee ,dia-mond 'wedding (BrE) (NAmE ,dia-mond anni­versary) (also ,dia-mond wedding an-ni-ver-sary

NAmE, BrE) noun the 60th anniversary of a wedding ^ #3# ( Init 60 ji]ftlE&) — compare golden wedding,

RUBY WEDDING, SILVER WEDDING

dia-mor-phine /.daia'moifim; NAmE -’mo:rf-/ noun [u] a powerful drug that is made from opium and used to reduce pain it t^pf,  ( IK|| )

dia pa son /.daia'peizan; -san/ noun an organ stop that produces a full loud sound If diaper /’daiapaft); NAmE 'daipar/ noun (NAmE) = nappy: a diaper rash

di aph an ous /dai'aefanas/ adj. (formal) (of cloth ft 44) so light and fine that you can almost see through it $£

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dia phragm /'daiafraem/ noun 1 (anatomy ffi) the layer of muscle between the lungs and the stomach, used especially to control breathing M; MM: It MM 2 (BrE also cap) a rubber or plastic device that a woman places inside her vagina before having sex to prevent sperm from entering the womb and making her preg­nant          3 any thin piece of material

used to separate the parts of a machine, etc. ( 4/1 64 ) Pi M , Pi 4£ 4 (technical A iff) a thin disc used to turn electronic signals into sound and sound into electronic signals in telephones, loudspeakers, etc.

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diarist /'daiarist/ noun a person who writes a diary, especially one that is later published 0        ; 0

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diarrhoea (BrE) (NAmE diar-rhea) /.daia'ria; NAmE -'ri:a/ (also informal the runs) noun [U] an illness in which waste matter is emptied from the bowels much more frequently than normal, and in liquid form 0  :

Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. Se W 0

diary o-w /‘daiari/ noun (pi. -ies)

1 (BrE) (NAmE date-book) a book with spaces for each day of the year in which you can write down things you have to do in the future ( Xft 0 M. )          : a

desk diary £ ^   ^ ft o I’ll make a note of our next

meeting in my diary.  VtB4?S64i[i¥

W- _h o 2 a book in which you can write down the experiences you have each day, your private thoughts, etc. 0 iE; 0 iE$S: Do you keep a diary (= write one regularly)? # IS # ifl 0 iE ? — see also journal(3), video diary o note at agenda dias-pora /dai'aespara/ noun [sing.] (formal) 1 the dias­pora the movement of the Jewish people away from their own country to live and work in other countries ( tticA64 ) Alfitifc 2 the movement of people from any nation or group away from their own country ( ji

dia stole /dai'aestali/ noun (medical IS) the stage of the heart’s rhythm when its muscles relax and the heart fills with blood ( J® 64 ) £f ^ if M — compare systole ► dia stol ic /.daia'stnlik; NAmE -'stall-/ adj. di-atom-ic /,daia'tmmk; NAmE-'ta:mik/ adj. (chemistry ft) consisting of two atoms ^3(1^ T 64 dia ton ic /.daia'tnmk; NAmE -'ta:n-/ adj. (music If) using only the notes of the appropriate major or minor scale ffl $164 — compare chromatic dia-tribe /'daiatraib/ noun ~ (against sb/sth) (formal) a long and angry speech or piece of writing attacking and criticizing sb/sth ( 4E^li:64 )       ) jf

ft , ij| ft : He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.         ftA^7S^644¥fto

di aze pam /dai'aezapaem/ noun [U] (medical E) a drug that is used to make people feel less anxious and more relaxed A        /eft

dibs /dibz/ IT»!71 dibs on ... (NAmE) = bags (I) ... at bag v.

dice /dais/ noun, verb

• noun (pi. dice) 1 (also die especially in NAmE) [C] a small