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di⋅am⋅e⋅ter

  [dahy-am-i-ter]
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME diametre < OF < L diametros < Gk diámetros diagonal, diameter, equiv. to dia- dia- + -metros, deriv. of métron meter 1
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di·am·e·ter   (dī-ām'ĭ-tər)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. d or diam. Mathematics

    1. A straight line segment passing through the center of a figure, especially of a circle or sphere, and terminating at the periphery.

    2. The length of such a segment.

  2. Thickness or width.

  3. A unit for measuring the magnifying power of a microscope lens or telescope, equal to the number of times an object's linear dimensions are apparently increased.


[Middle English diametre, from Old French, from Latin diametrus, from Greek diametros (grammē), diagonal (line) : dia-, dia- + metron, measure; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.]
di·am'e·tral (-trəl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·am·e·ter
Pronunciation: dI-'am-&t-&r
Function: noun
1 : a unit of magnification for an optical instrumentequal to the number of times the linear dimensions of an object are apparently increased diameters>
2 : one of the maximal breadthsof a part of the body diameter of the inlet of the pelvis>
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diameter di·am·e·ter (dī-ām'ĭ-tər)
n.

  1. 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.

  2. The distance measured along such a line.

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diameter   (dī-ām'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A straight line segment that passes through the center of a circle or sphere from one side to the other.

  2. The length of such a line segment.


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diameter
The diameter of a graph is the maximum value of the minimum distance between any two nodes.

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