Which term describes a cutting style with triangular and kite-shaped facets radiating from a gem's center toward its girdle?

Which term describes a cutting style with triangular and kite-shaped facets radiating from a gem's center toward its girdle?

• A. Brilliant cut
• B. Brillianteering
• C. Bruise (Br)
• D. Bruting

Answer: (A)

The term is the brilliant cut. This cutting style is designed so that many facets—triangular ones on the crown and kite-shaped ones around the girdle—radiate from the center outward. That layout maximizes light reflection and refraction inside the diamond, sending light back through the table to create maximum brilliance and sparkle. The round brilliant cut is the classic example, usually with 58 facets in the traditional version, crafted with precise angles to optimize light performance. The other options aren’t used to describe this facet pattern: one is not a recognized cut style, one refers to a manufacturing step, and the other is unrelated to how the diamond’s facets are arranged.

The term is the brilliant cut. This cutting style is designed so that many facets—triangular ones on the crown and kite-shaped ones around the girdle—radiate from the center outward. That layout maximizes light reflection and refraction inside the diamond, sending light back through the table to create maximum brilliance and sparkle. The round brilliant cut is the classic example, usually with 58 facets in the traditional version, crafted with precise angles to optimize light performance. The other options aren’t used to describe this facet pattern: one is not a recognized cut style, one refers to a manufacturing step, and the other is unrelated to how the diamond’s facets are arranged.