diameter
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ɪ noun
1.
Geometry.
a.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
b.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
2.
the length of such a line.
3.
the width of a circular or cylindrical object.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a straight line connecting the centre of a geometric figure, esp a circle or sphere, with two points on the perimeter or surface |
| b. the length of such a line | |
| 2. | the thickness of something, esp with circular cross section |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin diametrus, variant of Latin diametros, from Greek: diameter, diagonal, from | |
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Word Origin & History
diameter
late 14c., from O.Fr. diametre, from L. diametrus, from Gk. diametros "diagonal of a circle," from dia- "across, through" + metron "a measure" (see meter (2)).
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Medical Dictionary
diameter di·am·e·ter (dī-ām'ĭ-tər)
n.
A straight line connecting two opposite points on the surface of a spherical or cylindrical body, or at the boundary of an opening or foramen, passing through the center of such body or opening.
The distance measured along such a line.
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Science Dictionary
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Cultural Dictionary
diameter [(deye-am-uh-tuhr)]A straight line passing through the center of a figure, especially a circle or sphere, and joining two opposite points on its circumference.
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Computing Dictionary
diameter definition
The diameter of a graph is the maximum value of the minimum distance between any two nodes.
Example sentences
It's the size of a hockey puck-small in diameter, plump in the middle-but juicy.
The cushions have an opening that's about an inch in diameter and sit nicely on the ear.
At an inch and a half in diameter, it is large as buttons go.
The dark sky leaving the area shows a three-foot diameter water lily with new collected water.
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