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the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference 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)
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In geometry, a diameter (Greek words diairo = divide and metro = measure) of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center and whose endpoints are on the circular boundary, or, in more modern usage, the length of such a line segment. When using the word in the more modern sense, one speaks of the diameter rather than a diameter, because all diameters of a circle have the same length. This length is twice the radius. ...
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The length of a straight line that extends from one edge of a tumor or other object, through its center and to the opposite edge. It is usually used to measure the size of round or spherical shapes.
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the distance across a circle through its center
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In gastropods, the greatest width of the shell; in bivalves, a measure of shell convexity.
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