Diameter meaning

What does “diameter” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“diameter” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.

diameter

noun

  1. the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

    Synonymsdiam
  2. 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)

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

More about “diameter”