semidiameter
semidiameter noun: the apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
Noun
semidiameter (plural semidiameters)
- The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
- A radius: half of a diameter.
- [B]etweene the ſphere of Saturne and the Firmament, there is ſuch an incredible and vaſt ſpace or diſtance (7000000. ſemidiameters of the earth, as Tycho [Brahe] calculates) void of ſtarres: [...]1638, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Ayre Rectified. With a Digression of the Ayre.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy. […], 5th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Robert Young, Miles...
semidiameter meaning in Tamil
semidiameter in Tamil
- அரை விட்டம்
Forms of semidiameter
| plural | semidiameters |
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Origin of semidiameter
From Middle English semidiametre, semydiametre, from Medieval Latin sēmidiameter, equivalent to semi- + diameter.
Words formed from semidiameter
- semidiameter correction
Questions about semidiameter
- What does semidiameter mean?
- Semidiameter means the apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
- What is semidiameter in Tamil?
- Semidiameter in Tamil is அரை விட்டம். See Semidiameter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is semidiameter?
- Semidiameter is a noun.
- What is the plural of semidiameter?
- The plural of semidiameter is semidiameters.
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