diameter
/daɪˈæmɪdɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
noun
The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
noun
The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
Example Sentences
- "In cases without good face contact, the diameter of the toolholder at the front of the flange or the tool itself should not be any larger than the gage diameter of the toolholder shank from a bending stiffness viewpoint."
- "Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros)bor. Latin diametros Old French diametre English diameter From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametros, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, dia- + -meter.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /daɪˈæmɪdɚ/
- British English: /daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/