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diameter
| diametral
| diametric
| diametrical
| diametrical opposition
| diametrically
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun diameter has 2 senses
- diameter(n = noun.attribute) diam - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference; Array has parts: r, radius
- diameter(n = noun.shape) Array - 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); Array is a kind of straight line
has particulars: bore, caliber, calibre, gauge, windage
is a kind of length
Derived forms adjective diametral1, adjective diametric1, adjective diametrical1
Derived forms adjective diametral1, adjective diametric1, adjective diametrical1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
diameter, n.
1 a a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a body or figure, esp. a circle or sphere. b the length of this line.
2 a transverse measurement; width, thickness.
3 a unit of linear measurement of magnifying power (a lens magnifying 2000 diameters).
1 a a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a body or figure, esp. a circle or sphere. b the length of this line.
2 a transverse measurement; width, thickness.
3 a unit of linear measurement of magnifying power (a lens magnifying 2000 diameters).
Derivative
diametral adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF diametre f. L diametrus f. Gk diametros (gramme) (line) measuring across f. metron measure
THESAURUS
diameter
air line, amplitude, area, axis, beeline, bigness, bisector, body, bore, boundary, breadth, bulk, caliber, center, chord, core, coverage, depth, diagonal, diaphragm, dimension, dimensions, direct line, directrix, divider, edge, equator, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, gauge, girth, great-circle course, greatness, halfway mark, heart, height, interior, kernel, largeness, length, line of demarcation, magnitude, mass, mean, measure, measurement, median, middle, midmost, midriff, midst, normal, nucleus, partition, perpendicular, proportion, proportions, radius, radius vector, range, reach, right line, scale, scope, secant, segment, semidiameter, shortcut, side, size, spread, straight, straight course, straight line, straight stretch, straightaway, streamline, tangent, thick, thick of things, transversal, vector, volume, waist, waistline, width, zoneROGET THESAURUS
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Thickness,
N breadth, thickness, breadth, width, latitude, amplitude, diameter, bore, caliber, radius, superficial extent, thickness, crassitude, corpulence, dilation, broad, wide, ample, extended, discous, fanlike, outspread, outstretched, wide as a church-door, latifoliate, latifolous, thick, dumpy, squab, squat, thickset, thick as a rope.
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