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
- Synonyms for diameter
- Amplitude Synonyms
- Bisector Synonyms
- Air Line Synonyms
- Bore Synonyms
- Area Synonyms
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The word "diameter" in example sentences
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