diameter

CEFRB1

/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A straight line across a circle through its center.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The length of such a line.

Examples

  • The diameter of the hole was slightly larger.

  • The pond is 100 meters in diameter.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /daɪˈæmɪdɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.

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

  3. Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.

More examples

In context

  • Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).

  • In cases without good face contact, the diameter of the toolholder at the front of the flange or the tool itself should not be any larger than the gage diameter of the toolholder shank from a bending stiffness viewpoint.

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The pizza's blank was exactly thirty centimeters, as the box stated.

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Origin

noun

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametros, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, dia- + -meter.