"bort" meaning in English

See bort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: borts [plural], boart [alternative], boort [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bort (countable and uncountable, plural borts)
  1. The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bort-en-noun-UQPGikcW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Allotropes of carbon, Minerals, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 16 18 18 14 5 1 0 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 18 18 13 7 1 0 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "borts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boart",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boort",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "~"
      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Allotropes of carbon",
          "orig": "en:Allotropes of carbon",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        {
          "_dis": "16 18 18 13 7 1 0 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 1",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25,\nBits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts."
        }
      ],
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        "The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond."
      ],
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        [
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          "fragment"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "diamond",
          "diamond"
        ],
        [
          "cutting",
          "cutting"
        ],
        [
          "industrial",
          "industrial"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "abrasive",
          "abrasive"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "drill",
          "drill"
        ],
        [
          "grind",
          "grind"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "crystallized",
          "crystallized"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bort"
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  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t/1 syllable",
        "en:Allotropes of carbon",
        "en:Minerals"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25,\nBits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts."
        }
      ],
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        "The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "fragment",
          "fragment"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "diamond",
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        ],
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          "cutting",
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        ],
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          "industrial",
          "industrial"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "abrasive",
          "abrasive"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "drill",
          "drill"
        ],
        [
          "grind",
          "grind"
        ],
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          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
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          "crystallized",
          "crystallized"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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