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Adamantine: In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth.
Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas which applied to substances having the hardness or luster of a diamond. Adamantine figuratively means unyielding and inflexible.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ăd ' É™-măn ' tÄ“n ' , -tÄ«n ' , -tÄn ) adj. Made of or resembling adamant. Having the hardness or luster of a ...
Definition of ADAMANTINE. 1: made of or having the quality of adamant. 2: rigidly firm : unyielding < adamantine discipline> 3: resembling the diamond in hardness or ...
adjective 1. utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 3. like a diamond in luster. Origin: 1200–1250; Middle English ...
ad·a·man·tine (d-m n t n, -t n, -t n) adj. 1. Made of or resembling adamant. 2. Having the hardness or luster of a diamond. 3. Unyielding; inflexible: "If there is ...
Adamantine is an ultra-hard metal that adds to the quality of a weapon or suit of armor. Weapons fashioned from adamantine have a natural ability to bypass hardness when ...