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Diameter - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Diameter : (noun)
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)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
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.
Note: In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at
right angles to the longer axis.
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.
Conjugate diameters. See under Conjugate.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Diameter :
The diameter of a graph is the maximum value of the minimum
distance between any two nodes.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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