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diameter

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
  2. Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle
  3. The length of such a line.
  4. The length of such a line
  5. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
  6. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space
  7. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
  8. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph

Equivalents

Españoldiámetro
Françaisdiamètre
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Examples

“In cases without good face contact, the diameter of the toolholder at the front of the flange or the tool itself should not be any larger than the gage diameter of the toolholder shank from a bending stiffness viewpoint.”
Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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