diameter — English Dictionary

Noun

1. 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.

2. The length of such a line.

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   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).

3. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.

4. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Noun

1. the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

   Synonyms

   diam

   Broader terms

   length

2. 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)

   Broader terms

   straight line