In this article, you’ll find a thorough list of words that start with “dia.
- Diadem- A crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
- Diagonal- A straight line joining two opposite corners of a shape.
- Diagram- A simplified drawing showing the appearance of something.
- Dial- A face of a clock or other instrument showing the time or other data.
- Dialect- A particular form of a language specific to a region or social group.
- Dialogue- A conversation between two or more people.
- Diameter- The straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere.
- Diametric- Completely opposed; being at opposite extremes.
- Diamond- A precious stone consisting of a clear and typically colorless crystalline form of pure carbon.
- Diapason- The entire range of musical pitches.
- Diaper- A piece of absorbent material wrapped around a baby’s bottom.
- Diaphanous- Light, delicate, and translucent.
- Diaphragm- A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen.
- Diarist- A person who keeps a diary.
- Diary- A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
- Diaspora- The dispersion of any people from their original homeland.
- Diastole- The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.
- Diatom- A single-celled alga with a cell wall of silica.
- Diathermy- A medical and surgical technique involving the production of heat in a part of the body.
- Diabetic- A person having diabetes.
- Diabolical- Belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil.
- Diazepam- A medication used to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures.
- Diagonalize- To transform a matrix into a diagonal form.
- Diagenesis- The process of chemical and physical change in deposited sediment during its conversion to rock.
- Dialogue- Written or spoken conversational exchange.
- Diathesis- A tendency to suffer from a particular medical condition.
- Diabolo- A juggling prop consisting of an axle and two cups.
- Diageotropic- Growing in a direction that is horizontal to gravity.
- Diatomic- Consisting of two atoms.
- Diathermancy- The property of a substance to transmit radiant energy.
- Diaphony- Dissonance.
- Diagenetic- Related to the changes in a sediment or sedimentary rock.
- Diamantine- Resembling or relating to a diamond.
- Diamagnetism- A form of magnetism that causes a material to be repelled by a magnetic field.
- Diacritic- A sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which indicates a different pronunciation.
- Diabesity- The combination of diabetes and obesity.
- Diadochokinesis- The ability to make antagonistic movements in quick succession.
- Diarchy- Government by two people.
- Diagenetic- Of or relating to changes occurring in sediments between deposition and solidification.
- Dialysis- Clinical purification of blood as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney.
- Diagenetic- Resulting from diagenesis.
- Diatomic- Involving two atoms.
- Diadelphous- Having stamens united by their filaments into two groups.
- Dialectic- The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.
- Diapedesis- The passage of blood cells through intact walls of capillaries.
- Diacriticism- Use of diacritical marks.
- Diamicton- A type of unsorted sediment.
- Diadochy- The capacity of an atom or ion to replace another in a crystal.
- Diabase- A fine-grained intrusive igneous rock.
- Diacatholicon- A universal remedy or cathartic.
- Diagnosis- The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination.
- Diaphorase- An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) by oxygen.
- Diaphone- A sound signal used in lighthouses and foghorns.
- Diadochy- The phenomenon where one mineral replaces another in a crystal lattice.
- Diametral- Of or along a diameter.
- Diastrophism- Deformation of the Earth’s crust.
- Diastem- A gap or space, especially between teeth.
- Diarthrosis- A joint that freely moves.
- Diazeuxis- A musical term for a particular type of interval.
- Diaphony- Discordant sound.
- Diabolo- A juggling game with a spool and string.
- Diapente- An ancient Greek musical interval.
- Diadochi- Successors of Alexander the Great.
- Diamb- A metrical foot in poetry consisting of two iambs.
- Diascopy- Examination of the skin through a transparent plate.
- Diaspore- A mineral.
- Diapasón- The tuning fork or pitch standard in music.
- Diable- Devil (often used in culinary contexts).
- Diamyl- Related to or containing two amyl groups.
- Diacide- A double conjugate acid.
- Diadermal- Through the skin.
- Diarchical- Of a government ruled by two authorities.
- Diadelphian- Biology: having stamens in two separate groups.
- Diadromous- Fish that travel between fresh and salt water.
- Diageotropy- Growth in a horizontal direction.
- Diakinesis- The final stage of prophase in meiosis.
- Diaglyph- A form of intaglio printing or carving.
- Diabolry- Extreme deviance or wickedness.
- Diabology- Study of the devil or beliefs about devils.
- Diabesity- Simultaneous occurrence of diabetes and obesity.
- Diaphanometer- Instrument to measure transparency.
- Diacoustic- Relating to the science of sounds.
- Diablery- Reckless mischief; devilry.
- Diaphanoscope- An instrument used for examining translucent bodies.
- Diadochus- The phenomenon where one mineral replaces another in a crystalline structure.
- Diamagnetic- Materials that create an opposing magnetic field.
- Diagrid- Structural element in modern architecture formed by intersecting beams.
- Diabatic- Relating to processes where heat is exchanged.
- Diamylose- A form of starch.
- Diablerie- Sorcery; mischievous conduct.