diameter

/daɪˈæmətər/
noun
  1. A straight line passing from one side of a circle or sphere to the other through its center; the length of such a line.
    • To find the circumference, multiply the diameter by pi.
    • The diameter of the pizza was 12 inches.
    • The tree trunk had a diameter of nearly two meters.
  2. The width or thickness of something, especially a round object or a tube.
    • The telescope's lens diameter determines how much light it can gather.
    • They measured the diameter of the wire before cutting it.
    • The pipe has a diameter of three centimeters.
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