Diameter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Geometry.
    • a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
    • a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
  2. the length of such a line.
  3. the width of a circular or cylindrical object.
noun
    • a straight line connecting the centre of a geometric figure, esp a circle or sphere, with two points on the perimeter or surface
    • the length of such a line
  1. the thickness of something, esp with circular cross section
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