diameter
diameter: n.
1 a a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a body or figure, esp. a circle or sphere. b the length of this line.
2 a transverse measurement; width, thickness.
3 a unit of linear measurement of magnifying power (a lens magnifying 2000 diameters). diametral adj. [ME f. OF diametre f. L diametrus f. Gk diametros (gramme) (line) measuring across f. metron measure]
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