Associations to the word «Diameter»

Wiktionary

DIAMETER, noun. (geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.
DIAMETER, noun. (geometry) The length of such a line.
DIAMETER, noun. (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space
DIAMETER, noun. (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Dictionary definition

DIAMETER, noun. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
DIAMETER, noun. 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).

Wise words

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Alexander Pope