idayimane elebhu (eyaziwa nangokuthi idayimane elithuthukisiwe, idayimane elitshaliwe, idayimane elikhule elabhorethri, idayimane elakhiwe ilabhorethri) iyidayimane elikhiqizwa ngenqubo yokwenziwa, ngokuphambene namadayimane emvelo, adalwa izinqubo zokwakheka komhlaba.
Idayimane lalebhu yaziwa kabanzi ngokuthi idayimane le-HPHT noma idayimane le-CVD ngemuva kwezindlela ezimbili ezijwayelekile zokukhiqiza (kubhekiselwa kumazinga okushisa aphezulu aphezulu kanye nezindlela zokwakheka kwekristalu yomusi, ngokulandelana).