About The Word Diameter
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Diameter
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What's The Definition Of Diameter?
[n] the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
[n] a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) Synonyms | Synonyms for Diameter: diam Related Terms | Find terms related to Diameter: air line | amplitude | area | axis | beeline | bigness | bisector | body | bore | boundary | breadth | bulk | caliber | center | chord | core | coverage | depth | diagonal | diaphragm | dimension | dimensions | direct line | directrix | divider | edge | equator | expanse | expansion | extension | extent | gauge | girth | great-circle course | greatness | halfway mark | heart | height | interior | kernel | largeness | length | line of demarcation | magnitude | mass | mean | measure | measurement | median | middle | midmost | midriff | midst | normal | nucleus | partition | perpendicular | proportion | proportions | radius | radius vector | range | reach | right line | scale | scope | secant | segment | semidiameter | shortcut | side | size | spread | straight | straight course | straight line | straight stretch | straightaway | streamline | tangent | thick | thick of things | transversal | vector | volume | waist | waistline | width | zone See Also | bore | caliber | calibre | length | r | radius | straight line | windage Diameter In Webster's Dictionary \Di*am"e*ter\, n. [F. diam[`e]tre, L. diametros, fr.
Gr. ?; dia` through + ? measure. See {Meter}.]
1. (Geom.)
(a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure
or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube,
etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a
straight line which bisects a system of parallel
chords drawn in a curve.
(b) A diametral plane.
2. The length of a straight line through the center of an
object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the
diameter of a tree or rock.
Note: In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at
right angles to the longer axis.
3. (Arch.) The distance through the lower part of the shaft
of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of
the order. See {Module}.
{Conjugate diameters}. See under {Conjugate}.
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