Look up: diameter

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   diameter
   [n] - a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) 2. [n] - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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   Diameter
   The length of a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference of the sample.
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   diameter
   the distance across a circle, measured through its center. In the measure of pipe diameters, the inside diameter is that of the interior circle and the outside diameter that of the exterior circle.
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   Diameter
   The longest chord of a figure. In a circle, a diameter is a chord that passes through the centre of the circle. See also: Circle, Radius.
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   diameter
   The diameter of a graph is the maximum value of the minimum distance between any two nodes.
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   diameter
   A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle
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   is a diameter of circle O.
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   diameter
   the diameter of the circle described by the tips of the blades Category: Transport • drawing..is an operation/...increasing the length of the mass of the textile fibers and decreasing the -- of the ropelike form of these fibers. Category: Language and literature
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   Diameter
   Definition (keystage 2) A line joining two points on the circumference of a circle, which passes through the centre of the circle, dividing the circle in half.
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   Diameter
   Definition (keystage 3) The distance from one side of a shape to another, through its centre. <br /> The length of a line which cuts a shape in half. <br /> We usually talk about the diameter of a circle, which is any line going through the circle's centre.
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    Diameter
    Di·am'e·ter noun [ French diamètre , Latin diametros , from Greek ...; dia` through + ... measure. See Meter .] 1. (Geom.) (a) 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 ...
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    diameter
    The length of a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and connecting opposite points on its circumference, hence the distance between two specified opposite points on the periphery of a structure such as the cranium or pelvis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    diameter
    diam noun the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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    diameter
    noun a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
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    Diameter
    In geometry, a `diameter` (Greek words `dia` = through and `metro` = measure) of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle. In more modern usage, the length of a diameter is also called the `diameter`. In this sense one speaks of `the` diameter rather than `a` diameter, because all diameters of a circle have the same...
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    diameter
    (di-am´ә-tәr) the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting opposite points on its circumference; hence the distance between the two specified opposite points on the periphery of a structure such as the cranium or pelvis.
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    Diameter
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thicknes...
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    diameter
    the length of a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and connecting opposite points on its circumference; hence the distance between two specified opposite points on the periphery of a structure such as the cranium or pelvis.
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    diameter
    The distance across a circle through the center.
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    Diameter
    Diameter of the barrel described in inches. Term used to characterize the extruder.
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