diameter
IPA: daɪˈæmʌtɝ
noun
- (geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.
- (geometry) The length of such a line.
- (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space
- (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
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Examples of "diameter" in Sentences
- The diameter was long enough.
- The diameter of the Earth is kilometers.
- In a bevel gear it is the diameter of the crown circle.
- The tower is diameter at the base and diameter at the curb.
- The spindle has a length slightly less than the diameter of the ball.
- Inside diameter is the diameter of the addendum circle of an internal gear.
- The nominal diameter of a metric screw is the outer diameter of the thread.
- Sphericity is determined by comparing 16 measurements of the ball's diameter.
- This area is a function of the ball diameter and the depth of the indentation.
- The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same,.
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