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di·am·e·ter
 diameter
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- pronunciation:
- daI
ae
mih
t
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
in geometry, a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and having its ends on the circumference or surface.
The figure shows the circle's diameter. |
| definition 2: |
the length of the line that passes through the center of a circle or sphere and has its ends on the circumference or surface
To calculate the area of a circle, you need to know the diameter. |
| definition 3: |
the width of any approximately circular, spherical, or cylindrical object.
Earth has a diameter of about 8,000 miles, or 13,000 kilometers. |
| related words: |
bore, caliber |
adjective + (n.)diameter
aerodynamic, angular, apparent, average, equatorial, external, inner, inside, internal, inverse, large, leaded, maximum, mean, minimum, minor, opalescent, outer, outside, small
verb + (n.)diameter
estimate, measure, space, stem, vary
(n.)diameter
+ verb
calculate, decrease, exceed, mount, range, shrink, swell, tire, weigh
noun + (n.)diameter
artery,
asteroid,
axis,
barrel,
base,
bead,
beam,
bolt,
bore,
centimeter,
circumference,
collagen,
crater,
cylinder,
decoration,
disc,
disk,
dome,
dough,
drop,
drum,
earthenware,
enamel,
fibril,
foot,
height,
hole,
hose,
inch,
kilometer,
light-year,
magnitude,
meter,
micrometer,
micron,
mile,
millimeter,
mirror,
mum,
nanometer,
nut,
object,
paint,
piston,
pitch,
planet,
pole,
porcelain,
prop,
propeller,
pupil,
radius,
ratio,
rim,
rod,
shaft,
stem,
sun,
tortilla,
tree,
trunk,
tube,
tubing,
vessel,
wheel,
wheelchair
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| derivation: |
diametral (adj.) |
The word diameter
contains the following parts:
dia-, di-1
Greek
prefix
that means across, apart, through, throughout
  Example words:
adiabatic, diabetes, diachronic, diacritic, diacritical, diacritical mark, diadromous, diagnose, diagnosis, diagonal, diagram, dialect, dialogue, dialysis, diameter, diapason, diaphanous, diaphoresis, diaphragm, diarrhea, diaspora, diastole, diastrophism, diatom, diatribe, diatropism, dieresis, diopter, diorama, hemodialysis
metr, -meter, -metry
Greek
root
that means measure
Example words:
accelerometer, altimeter, ametropia, ammeter, anemometer, aneroid barometer, anthropometry, asymmetry, audiometer, barometer, biometrics, calorimeter, centimeter, chronometer, clinometer, cliometrics, craniometry, cryometer, cyclometer, decameter, decimeter, dekameter, diameter, dosimeter, dynamometer, econometrics, electrometer, fluorometer, galvanometer, geometric progression, geometry, goniometer, gravimeter, hectometer, hemacytometer, hemocytometer, heptameter, hexameter, hydrometer, hypermetropia, inclinometer, interferometer, isometric, lysimeter, magnetometer, manometer, meter, metrics, metronome, micrometer, nanometer, odometer, ohmmeter, optometry, parameter, pedometer, pentameter, perimeter, photometer, photometry, planimeter, polarimeter, potentiometer, pyrometer, radiometer, saccharimeter, saccharometer, salimeter, salinometer, spectrometer, speedometer, sphygmomanometer, symmetry, tachometer, taximeter, telemetry, tetrameter, thermometer, tonometer, trigonometry, trimeter, turbidimeter, variometer, voltammeter, voltmeter, wattmeter
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