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(1):

(n.) The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of the order. See Module.

(2):

(n.) The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the diameter of a tree or rock.

(3):

(n.) A diametral plane.

(4):

(n.) Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diameter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diameter.html. 1828.
 
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