diameter
Definitions of diameter
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a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposessynonyms: boorgat, doodbidder, dooievisjesvreter, doorsne(d)e, doorsnede, doorsnee, droogkloot, droogpruim, droogstoppel, droogzak, graftak, middellijntypes:kogelgatdrill hole for a charge of an explosivetype of:uithollinga hole in the ground made by excavating
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a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)synonyms: doorsne(d)e, doorsnede, doorsnee, middellijntype of:rechtea line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
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