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diameter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | straight line |
| Derivation | diametral, diametric, diametrical |
Examples of diameter
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Cut a piece of matching ribbon slightly shorter than the diameter of the circle.
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This particular one spanned 50 times the diameter of our planet before it burst.
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The width of the entire array is less than the diameter of a typical human hair.
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For example, the diameter for one species has been increased to 100 centimeters.
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In the same period of time, it will have formed a clump 2 to 3 feet in diameter.
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Margaret Hemmings was in the kitchen when the 16-inch-in-diameter pipe ruptured.
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The dots are tiny, engineered spherical crystals about 5 nanometers in diameter.
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Branches that hit the house were two to three feet in diameter, Danenhower said.
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The Petroline is 48 inches in diameter and stretches 1,200 kilometers in length.
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- (Diameters) In microscopy, an indication of the amount of magnification. 1000 diameters=1000 times original size.
- (n.) The distance across a graph, measured by the number of links traversed. Diameter is usually taken to mean maximum diameter (ie the greatest internode distance in the graph, but it can also mean the average of all internode distances. ...
- Body Jewelry is measured by the inner diameter. Size Chart for more info.
- For liquid motors, the maximum envelope diameter of the motor. This is usually the same as the diameter of the nozzle exit, but in some cases may be more than that due to pumps, pipes, or structural attach points. For solid motors, the diameter of the main motor body.
- Diameter is the distance from the center of the hub to the tip of the blade x 2. It can also be looked at as the distance across the circle that the propeller would make when rotating. It is the first number listed when describing a propeller.
- The actual height of the tire measured through the center, in inches. Not always marked on the tire.
