Associations to the word «Semidiameter»

Wiktionary

SEMIDIAMETER, noun. (astronomy) The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
SEMIDIAMETER, noun. (archaic) A radius: half of a diameter.

Dictionary definition

SEMIDIAMETER, noun. The apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke