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diameter
1. A straight line running from one side of a circle or other rounded geometric figure through the center to the other side, or the length of this line.
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.
3. The width or thickness of something circular or cylindrical.
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.
3. The width or thickness of something circular or cylindrical.
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dia-, di-
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meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meter, -meters, -metry, -metre
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(French: degree of merit or importance; diameter of a bullet, cannon-ball, etc.; instrument for measuring the thickness, width, or distance through the center of a tube)