Thesaurus: diameter

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A diametral plane.
3. n. 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.
4. n. 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.
5. n. the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
6. n. 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)
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. n:100 n. the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference n. 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)