round brilliant cut

Japanese: round brilliant cut(英語表記)roundbrilliantcut
round brilliant cut

…(2)To cut a diamond, it is first split using cleavage, roughly cut, and then polished with diamond powder. The most typical cut is the round brilliant cut, which has a circular outer shape and 33 facets, including the table, on the upper crown, and 24 facets on the lower pavilion, for a total of 57 facets. This cut was invented in the 17th century after the table cut and rose cut, and in the mid-19th century, cutting tests were conducted in America with several different angles. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "round brilliant cut" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)ダイヤモンドをカットするには,まずへき開を利用して割り,荒削りし,ダイヤモンド粉末で研磨する。カットの代表的なものは,外形が円形で,上部のクラウンcrown部にテーブルtable面を加えた33面,下部のパビリオンpavilion部に24面,計57面のファセットfacet(切子)面で構成されるラウンド・ブリリアント・カットround brilliant cutである。このカットは,テーブル・カット,ローズ・カットなどを経て17世紀に考案され,19世紀中ごろにはアメリカで,いくつか角度を変えてカット試験が行われた。…

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