Diameter

Word DIAMETER
Character 8
Hyphenation di am e ter
Pronunciations /daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Diameter"

What do we mean by diameter?

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

The length of such a segment. noun

Thickness or width. noun

A unit of magnification equal to the number of times an object's linear dimensions is increased by the magnifying apparatus. noun

In geometry, a chord of a circle or a sphere which passes through its center; in general noun

A chord of a conic cutting it at points tangents to which are parallel; noun

A line intersecting a quadric surface at points where the tangent planes are parallel. noun

The length of a diameter; the thickness of a cylindrical or spherical body as measured, in the former case on a diameter of a cross-section made perpendicular to the axis, and in the latter on a line passing through the center: as, a tree two feet in diameter; a ball three inches in diameter. noun

The diameter (see def. 2) of the object observed, taken as a convenient measure of linear magnification used in micros-copy and in telescopic work. noun

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. noun

A diametral plane. noun

The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thickness. noun

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. noun

See under Conjugate. noun

Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle. noun

The length of such a line. noun

The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space noun

The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph. noun

Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.

The length of such a line.

The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space

The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

A person's middle, torso etc. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Diameter

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The word "diameter" in example sentences

How many millimeters in diameter is the watch case? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Local lore has long maintained the tree, whose massive partially hollowed trunk measures 7 feet in diameter, is the very one featured in the biblical tale of Jesus and Zacchaeus, the tax collector of short stature who, according to the Gospel of Luke, climbed the tree to get a better look at Jesus. ❋ AP (2010)

Then, a line of tiny holes, less than one-millionth of a meter in diameter, is punched into the metal, spaced five micrometers apart. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The formation, measuring 150ft in diameter, is apparently a coded image representing the first 10 digits, 3.141592654, of pi. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The seat, which measures 47 cm in diameter, is upholstered with 50 mm of soft foam, and the conical back is clad with 20 mm of the same soft foam. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you want to make slice-and-bake cookies, shape each half into a chubby sausage (the diameter is up to you — I usually like cookies that are about 2 inches in diameter) and wrap in plastic. ❋ Melissa (2008)

Machon 1 – The large silver-domed reactor containment vessel, nearly 20 meters [about 60 feet] in diameter, is visible from a nearby highway. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A pit dug into the earth and measuring about eight feet deep by twelve feet in diameter is preheated for a couple of days with thick smoldering logs, on top of which are then placed river rocks. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The hollow sphere, ten feet in diameter, is turned by water power; it has a map of the constellations on the interior and a map of the world on the outside. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Each fiber, just one-milimeter in diameter, is made out of a photoconductive glass core, electrodes, and a transparent sheathing. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In order to give you a rough idea of the size of this bomb, I assure you you could drive a good sized Buick up the side of it and the bomb was bigger in diameter from the distance from the top of the hood of the Buick to the ground. ❋ Unknown (1945)

A chapel of a circular form, thirty feet in diameter, is crowned by a dome of one entire piece of granite: from the centre of the dome four columns arose, which supported, in a vase of porphyry, the remains of the Gothic king, surrounded by the brazen statues of the twelve apostles. ❋ Unknown (1206)

You gather around a HUGE pan (the diameter is about 20 feet) in which sugarcane juice bubbles over a wood fire. ❋ Nupur (2005)

Dude: [Twinkies] = [best thing ever] bro Bro: You know your [diameter's] increasing cuz of that shit, right dude? You'll die ❋ Dippson (2008)

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