Meaning

4 senses
  1. 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.

    the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

  2. The length of such a line.

    Durchmesser, Diameter, Durchmesser

    диа́метрdiámetr, попере́чникpoperéčnik, диа́метрdiámetr

    діа́метрdiámetr, попере́чникpoperéčnyk

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

  4. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. It's about three inches in diameter.

    deEs hat einen Durchmesser von etwa acht Zentimetern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The diameter is about three centimeters.

    ruДиаметр - около трёх сантиметров. — marafon

    deDer Durchmesser beträgt etwa 3 cm. — Waldelfe

  3. The diameter is at least three centimeters.

  4. Draw two concentric circles of differing diameters.

    Намалюйте два концентричних кола різних діаметрів. — deniko

    ruНарисуйте две концентрические окружности разных диаметров. — odexed

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  5. The diameter of the hole was slightly larger.

    Діаметр отвору був трохи більший. — sakhnik

    ruДиаметр отверстия был чуть больше. — odexed

    deDer Durchmesser des Lochs war geringfügig größer. — Vortarulo

Translations

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Origin

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametros, from Ancient Greek διάμε

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.

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Forms

plural: diameters
Singulardiameter
Pluraldiameters

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference:diam

Word family

15 related words

See also

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