Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diametre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-ame-tre
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of diameter.

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Etymology

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

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What does diametre mean?
Alternative form of diameter.
Where does diametre come from?
From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek διάμετρος (diámetros) (γραμμή (grammḗ)) (diametros grammē, “line measuring across”), from διά (diá, “across”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

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