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diam.

diam. is the abbreviation of diameter.

Meaning of diameter

Noun

diameter (plural diameters)

  1. Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
  2. The length of such a line.
    • In cases without good face contact, the diameter of the toolholder at the front of the flange or the tool itself should not be any larger than the gage diameter of the toolholder shank from a bending stiffness viewpoint.2005, David A. Stephenson, John S. Agapiou, Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, page 280
  3. The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
  4. The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.

Forms of diam.

pluraldiams.
alternative formdiam

Questions about diam.

What is diam. the abbreviation of?
Diam. is the abbreviation of diameter.

Words near diam. in the dictionary

  1. dialyzer
  2. dialyzers
  3. dialyzes
  4. dialyzing
  5. diam
  6. diam.
  7. diamagnet
  8. diamagnetic
  9. diamagnetically
  10. diamagnetics
  11. diamagnetism

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