intj
Meaning 1
Be quiet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
diam
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/ˈdi.am/
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[tjɑm˦˨] some speakers
noun
Meaning 2
Clipping of diameter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Meaning 3
Clipping of diamond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Meaning 4
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diameter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: length
Narrower terms: bore, gauge, caliber, calibre, windage
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, this word is reanalysed as a loan from Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam7, “silent”).
From diameter.
From diamond.