Meaning of Diameter

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Diameter

1. 1
   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.

2. 2
   n.

   A diametral plane.

3. 3
   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.

4. 4
   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.

5. 5
   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.

6. 6
   n.

   A diametral plane.

7. 7
   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.

8. 8
   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.