diameter
Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes…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.
» It's about three inches in diameter.
Es hat einen Durchmesser von etwa acht Zentimetern.
Meaning
4 sensesAny 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
The length of such a line.
Durchmesser, Diameter, Durchmesser
диа́метрdiámetr, попере́чникpoperéčnik, диа́метрdiámetr
діа́метрdiámetr, попере́чникpoperéčnyk
The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
Examples
23 sentencesIt's about three inches in diameter.
deEs hat einen Durchmesser von etwa acht Zentimetern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The diameter is about three centimeters.
ruДиаметр - около трёх сантиметров. — marafon
deDer Durchmesser beträgt etwa 3 cm. — Waldelfe
The diameter is at least three centimeters.
Draw two concentric circles of differing diameters.
Намалюйте два концентричних кола різних діаметрів. — deniko
ruНарисуйте две концентрические окружности разных диаметров. — odexed
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 διάμεFrom 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: diametersSynonyms
1 synonyms- the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference:diam