diameter

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
2. The length of such a line.
3. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
4. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Concepten

diameter

middellijn

doorsnede

kaliber

doormeter

Synoniemen

diam

byway

caliber

d

dia

direct

equator

gage

gauge

length

path

🛣️

prompt

short-cut

track

width

D

distance across

diameter of a circle

d.

straight path

bore

size across

Vertalingen

Durchmesser

diamètre

diámetro

diametro

diâmetro

διάμετρος

diàmetre

çap

Diameter

diàmetro

Kreisdurchmesser

قطر الدائرة

قُطْر

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, dia- + -meter.