diameter
The diameter is the length of a straight line that goes through the center of a circle or a round object, connecting two points on its edge. It is the measurement that tells you how wide a circle or sphere is at its widest point.
Beispiele
3 von 5The diameter of this large pizza is 12 inches.
The width across this large pizza is 12 inches.
The technician must record the exact diameter of the metal pipe.
The technician must record the exact width of the metal pipe.
Look at that hole; what do you think the diameter is?
Look at that hole; how wide do you think it is across?
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Dia-' meaning 'across' (like a diagonal) and 'meter' meaning 'measure'. It is the measure across the circle.
Schnelles Quiz
The ______ of the basketball is about 24 centimeters.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: diameter
Beispiele
The diameter of this large pizza is 12 inches.
everydayThe width across this large pizza is 12 inches.
The technician must record the exact diameter of the metal pipe.
formalThe technician must record the exact width of the metal pipe.
Look at that hole; what do you think the diameter is?
informalLook at that hole; how wide do you think it is across?
In geometry, the diameter of a circle is exactly twice the length of its radius.
academicIn geometry, the width of a circle is exactly twice the length of its radius.
Our factory produces cables with a standard diameter of five millimeters.
businessOur factory produces cables with a standard thickness of five millimeters.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
in diameter
measuring across the center
diametrically opposite
completely different or on the other side
large-diameter pipe
a very wide pipe
Wird oft verwechselt mit
The radius is the distance from the center to the edge, while diameter is the distance all the way across.
Circumference is the distance around the outside of the circle, not through the middle.
Nutzungshinweise
Use this word when discussing the size of round or cylindrical objects like balls, holes, or pipes. It is a technical term but very common in daily life when buying things like tires or pots.
Häufige Fehler
A common mistake is forgetting that the diameter must pass through the center point; any other line across a circle is called a chord.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Dia-' meaning 'across' (like a diagonal) and 'meter' meaning 'measure'. It is the measure across the circle.
Wortherkunft
From the Ancient Greek word 'diametros', which combines 'dia' (across) and 'metron' (measure).
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The ______ of the basketball is about 24 centimeters.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: diameter
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