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Definition of: diameter
(dī·am′ə·tər) noun
1. A straight line passing through the center of a figure or body and terminated at the boundaries thereof.
2. The length of such a line.
3. The thickness of an object as measured by such a line. [<OF diametre <L diametrus <Gk. diametros <dia- through + metron measure]
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