Found 4 items, similar to Diameter.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: diameter
diameter, garis tengah
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: diameter
diameter
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diameter
diameter
n 1: the length of a straight line passing through the center of
a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
[syn:
diam]
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)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Diameter
Diameter
\Di*am"e*ter\, n. [F. diam[`e]tre, L. diametros, fr.
Gr. ?; dia` 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.
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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.
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Note: In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at
right angles to the longer axis.
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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.
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Conjugate diameters. See under
Conjugate.
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