diameter
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diameter
- /daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/ UK
- /daɪˈæmɪdɚ/ US
- /daɪˈæmədɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æmɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametros, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, dia- + -meter.
noun diameters · diametre · ⌀
- 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.
- The length of such a line. 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.
- The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
- The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diam, calibre, radial, sized, wide, jet, size, thickness, caliber, mesh, bore, dia, acids, larger, lumens, sizes
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Every language
noun line
| Español | diámetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지름 jireum |
| 日本語 | 直径 chokkei |
| 中文 | 直徑 /直径 zhíjìng |
| हिन्दी | व्यास vyās |
| Kiswahili | kipenyo |
| Português | diâmetro |
| Français | diamètre |
| Deutsch | Durchmesser, Diameter |
| Italiano | diametro |
| Ελληνικά | διάμετρος diámetros |
| Română | diametru |
| Русский | диа́метр diámetr, попере́чник poperéčnik |
| Tiếng Việt | đường kính |
| العربية | قُطْر quṭr |
| עברית | קוטר qot'er |
noun length of this line
| Español | diámetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 직경 jikgyeong |
| 日本語 | 直径 chokkei |
| 中文 | 直徑 /直径 zhíjìng |
| हिन्दी | व्यास vyās |
| Kiswahili | kipenyo |
| Português | diâmetro |
| Français | diamètre |
| Deutsch | Durchmesser, Diameter |
| Italiano | diametro |
| Ελληνικά | διάμετρος diámetros |
| Русский | диа́метр diámetr |
| العربية | قُطْر quṭr |
| עברית | קוטר qot'er |
noun graph theory
| Italiano | diametro |
|---|
Talk about this word "diameter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diameter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diameter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diameter "diameter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diameter.Cite this
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title = {diameter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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