doorsne(d)e

Definitions of doorsne(d)e
  1. noun
    a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
    synonyms: boorgat, diameter, doodbidder, dooievisjesvreter, doorsnede, doorsnee, droogkloot, droogpruim, droogstoppel, droogzak, graftak, middellijn
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    types:
    kogelgat
    drill hole for a charge of an explosive
    type of:
    uitholling
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
  2. noun
    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: diameter, doorsnede, doorsnee, middellijn
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    type of:
    rechte
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
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