different between diameter vs dimension

English

Alternative forms

• diametre
• ? (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old French diametre (French diamètre), from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (diámetros) (?????? (gramm?)) (diametros gramm?, “line measuring across”), from ??? (diá, “across”) + ?????? (métron, “measure”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da??æm?t?(?)/
• (General American) enPR: d?-?m'?t?r, IPA^(key): /da??æm?t?/, [-m???]

Noun

diameter (plural diameters)

1. (geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.
2. (geometry) The length of such a line.
3. (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space
4. (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Related terms

• diametric
• diametrically
• semidiameter

Translations

See also

• circumference
• radius

Anagrams

• Demetria, diametre, diatreme

Danish

Noun

diameter c (singular definite diameteren, plural indefinite diametre)

1. a diameter

References

• “diameter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French diamètre, from Latin diametrus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (diámetros). Equivalent to dia- +? meter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.a??me?.t?r/
• Hyphenation: di?a?me?ter

Noun

diameter m (plural diameters, diminutive diametertje n)

1. diameter (length of diametrical chord)
2. diameter (diametrical chord)

   Synonym: middellijn

See also

• straal
• omtrek
• doorsnee

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

diameter m (definite singular diameteren, indefinite plural diametere or diametre or diametrer, definite plural diameterne or diametrene)

1. a diameter

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

diameter m (definite singular diameteren, indefinite plural diameterar or diametrar, definite plural diameterane or diametrane)

1. a diameter

Swedish

Noun

diameter c

1. (geometry) diameter

Declension

Anagrams

• meditera

English

Etymology

From Latin d?mensio, d?mensi?nis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da??m?n??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??m?n??n/, /da??m?n??n/
• Rhymes: -?n??n

Noun

dimension (plural dimensions)

1. A single aspect of a given thing.

2. A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
3. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
4. (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
5. (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
6. (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.

7. (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
8. (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.

Synonyms

• (single aspect of a thing): aspect
• (measure of spatial extent): magnitude, proportion, size, scope
• (construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished): attribute, property

Derived terms

Related terms

• hyperdimension

Translations

Verb

dimension (third-person singular simple present dimensions, present participle dimensioning, simple past and past participle dimensioned)

1. (transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

Translations

Anagrams

• minisonde

Esperanto

Noun

dimension

1. accusative singular of dimensio

Finnish

Noun

dimension

1. genitive singular of dimensio

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?mensio, d?mensi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.m??.sj??/

Noun

dimension f (plural dimensions)

1. dimension

Further reading

• “dimension” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mendiions
• ondinisme

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin d?mensio. Attested from the 14th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

dimension f (plural dimensions)

1. dimension

Related terms

• dimensional
• dimensionar

References