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   di·am·e·ter

   /dīˈamədər/

   noun

   • 1. a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere.
   • ▪ the length of the diameter of a figure, especially a circle or sphere.
   • ▪ a transverse measurement of something; width or thickness.
   • 2. a unit of linear measurement of magnifying power.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French diametre, via Latin from Greek diametros (grammē) ‘(line) measuring across’, from dia ‘across’ + metron ‘measure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. diametral adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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