English Dictionary: diameter | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for diameter | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diameter \Di*am"e*ter\, n. [F. diam[8a]tre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. [?]; dia` through + [?] measure. See {Meter}.] 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}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
diameter The diameter of a {graph} is the maximum value of the minimum distance between any two nodes. |