diameter

[Di*am·e*ter]

It's good to know where the diameter of a circular object is if you have to split a cookie between two 5 year old kids. Think of a round chocolate chip cookie. The diameter of the cookie is a line that divides the cookie into two equal halves, through the center of the cookie.

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Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve.

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

Noun
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)


n.
Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve.

n.
A diametral plane.

n.
The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the diameter of a tree or rock.

n.
The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of the order. See Module.


Diameter

Di*am"e*ter , n. [F. diam'8atre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. ; through + measure. See Meter.] 1. (Geom.) (a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve. (b) A diametral plane. 2. The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the diameter of a tree or rock. &hand; In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at right angles to the longer axis. 3. (Arch.) The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of the order. See Module. Conjugate diameters. See under Conjugate.

Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve.

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Usage Examples

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.

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