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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BORAZON

From bor(on) + azo- + -on.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BORAZON

borazon  [ˈbɔːrəˌzɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BORAZON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Borazon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BORAZON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Borazon

Borazon is a brand name of a cubic form of boron nitride. Its color ranges from black to brown and gold, depending on the chemical bond. It is one of the hardest known materials, along with various forms of diamond and boron nitride. Borazon is a crystal created by heating equal quantities of boron and nitrogen at temperatures greater than 1800 °C at 7 GPa. Borazon was first produced in 1957 by Robert H. Wentorf, Jr., a physical chemist working for the General Electric Company. In 1969, General Electric adopted the name Borazon as its trademark for the material.

Definition of borazon in the English dictionary

The definition of borazon in the dictionary is an extremely hard form of boron nitride.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BORAZON


Apiezon
ˌæpɪˈeɪzɒn
blouson
ˈbluːzɒn
boson
ˈbəʊzɒn
cabezon
ˈkæbɪzɒn
gohonzon
ɡəʊˈhɒnzɒn
liaison
lɪˈeɪzɒn
Luzon
luːˈzɒn
menazon
ˈmɛnəˌzɒn
meson
ˈmiːzɒn
scazon
ˈskeɪzɒn
stramazon
ˈstræməˌzɒn
transposon
trænsˈpəʊzɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BORAZON

bora
Bora Bora
boraces
borachio
boracic
boracite
borage
boraginaceous
borak
boral
borane
borate
borax
borborygmal
borborygmi
borborygmic
borborygmus
bordar

WORDS THAT END LIKE BORAZON

A horizon
amazon
apparent horizon
artificial horizon
Azon
B horizon
blazon
C horizon
celestial horizon
Curzon
Deepwater Horizon
emblazon
event horizon
gazon
gyro horizon
horizon
on the horizon
Trabzon
Utzon
visible horizon

Synonyms and antonyms of borazon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «borazon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BORAZON

Find out the translation of borazon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of borazon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «borazon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氮化硼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

borazon
570 millions of speakers

English

borazon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

borazon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

borazon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боразон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Borazon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

borazon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

borazon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Borazon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

borazon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボラゾン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보라 존
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Borazon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

borazon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

borazon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोराझोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

borazon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

borazon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

borazonowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боразон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

borazon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

borazon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

borazon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

borazon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

borazon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of borazon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BORAZON»

The term «borazon» is normally little used and occupies the 147.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BORAZON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «borazon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «borazon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about borazon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORAZON»

Discover the use of borazon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to borazon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
A crystal of borazon is strikingly similar to that of diamond, but while diamond " burns up " in air at about 800°C, borazon withstands 1,800°C. A good deal is known about the hexagonal form of boron nitride in which the atoms are arranged in a ...
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Popular Science
Now Dr. Robert H. Wen- torf Jr., young GE physical chemist and creator of borazon, has accomplished the "impossible" by making such a substance. Simplest evidence of his feat is the familiar scratch test for hardness. Traditionally , "only a ...
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A Parents' Guide for Children's Questions
Borazon isan artificially produced crystal that has the hardness ofa diamond. It may beused inindustry as an abrasive for shaping the hardest materials. Borazon can withstand temperatures of more 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit,while diamonds ...
Benito Casados, 2010
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Articles on Boron Compounds, Including: Boron Nitride, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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TECHNOLOGY OF METAL FORMING PROCESSES
New tool materials such as particle metallurgy (PM) tool steel, titanium carbide, coated carbides, micrograin carbides, cast carbide, ceramics and cerement UCON, borazon and diamond compacts have been developed. In high-speed steel ...
SURENDER KUMAR, 2008
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Unlikely Victory: How General Electric Succeeded in the ...
And like the two plastics plants, the Worthington location has remained nonunion. Borazon Theoretical analysis and continuing high-pressure, high-temperature research at the RSCD Center by Wentorf yielded a new very hard material, cubic  ...
Jerome T. Coe, 2010
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Dudley's Handbook of Practical Gear Design and Manufacture, ...
(30 fpm).and.finishing.speed.0.10 m/s.(20 fpm). 7.2.1.2 Borazon Form Grinding Gear.tooth.grinding.has.long.been.done.with.ceramic.wheels.such.as.aluminum. oxide.or. silicon.carbide..These.wheels.have.high.abrasive.performance.
Stephen P. Radzevich, 2012
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Handbook of Practical Gear Design
Borazon gear-tooth grinding is done quite differently from conventional form grinding with ceramic wheels: No wheel dressing. (After a considerable amount of gear grinding, the CBN wheel is stripped and replated with a new layer of CBN  ...
Stephen P. Radzevich, Darle W. Dudley, 1994
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Objective Question Bank in Chemistry
Boron nitride has a structure similar to graphite. Hybridisation at B and N in it is sp2. Boron nitride is also known as white graphite. □ A hard substance known as borazon is obtained when boron nitride is heated at 3000°C and 10,000 atm.
B.K. Sharma, 1997
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Popular Mechanics
Borazon crystals scratch diamonds and stay hard in temperatures at which diamonds burn. Officially named "cubic boron nitride," each colored grain is about as hard as a diamond and withstands 3500 degrees F., while a diamond burns at ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORAZON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term borazon is used in the context of the following news items.
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13-year-old dead from friend's blow
Borazon said John Mark is part of the school's feeding program. She said the boy was frequently absent from class because he was sickly. «ABS CBN News, Nov 14»
2
Field hockey: Freshmen making an impact
She subs in and out with Borazon, who is currently playing with a broken rib. Borazon has also had a few starts in the midfield and plays on ... «Daily Record, Oct 14»
3
Nurse Licensure Examination Results (AD)
1589 BAYTA, CHRISTINE JESSA MAE BORAZON 1590 BAYWONG, ABIGAIL CARRIDO 1591 BAÑA, DAVE ANTHONY DAGCASIN «Manila Standard Today, Jan 14»
4
Tinker has largest electroplating shop in DOD
Others include soft nickel, hard nickel, electroless nickel, zinc nickel, nickel on titanium, specialized nickel, Borazon, Alodine, black oxide, ... «Edwards Air Force Base, Jul 13»
5
Softshell Mountain Trousers Compared
... mountain design with a non-membrane soft shell fabric, for more walking orientated use, see the Berghaus Borazon 2 trousers which have a ... «OUTDOORSmagic, Jan 13»
6
Examining some useful garden tools
To ensure sharp and clean cuts, it is automated with Borazon wheel cut teeth and further hardened with chrome plating to prevent rust. «The Borneo Post, Mar 12»
7
Honing Machine Targets Increased Barrel Production
Equipped with Borazon CBN stones, a traveling steady-rest and whip-guide bushings, the HTB-2000 puts out about 10 to 12 barrels per hour ... «American Machinist, Apr 07»

REFERENCE
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