Monday, July 30, 2018

Terminology - Diamond anatomy

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

The Capetown Diamond Museum offers comprehensive diamond terminology, imported below, with added bilingual (French terminology).



  • Table (table): Largest facet of a diamond, always flat like a table. 
  • Crown (couronne): Top part of a diamond
  • Girdle (rondiste): Outer perimeter and widest section of a diamond, where crown and pavilion meet. 
  • Pavilion (culasse): Lower part of a diamond. Bridges girdle and culet.
  • Culet (colette): Smallest facet of a diamond, located at the very tip.

References
Capetown Diamond Museum 
Canada Bureau de la traduction - Translation bureau -  Diamond cutting vocabulary - Vocabulaire de la taille du diamant