Diameter

/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

(geometry) 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..

Definitions by Sense

1. (geometry) 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.
2. (geometry) The length of such a line.
3. (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
4. (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Example Sentences

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.

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

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• diameters
• diametre
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