French word

diamètre

Pronunciation

IPA/djamɛtʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine noundiameter

Example

Le diamètre de ce cercle est de deux centimètres.

The diameter of this circle is two centimeters.

Illustration for diamètre (diameter)

More examples

J'ai commandé une pizza d'un diamètre de trente centimètres.

I ordered a pizza with a diameter of thirty centimeters.

Core concept

A straight line crossing a circle's centre and joining two points on its edge.

Common phrases

  • le diamètre de la pizza

    the diameter of the pizza

  • le diamètre d'une roue

    the diameter of a wheel

Similar words

rayon: The straight-line distance from a circle's center to its circumference.
circonférence: The length of the outside edge of a circle or round object.

Definition in French

Le diamètre d'un cercle est la plus grande distance entre deux points du cercle passant par son centre.

Word origin

French diamètre comes from Greek diametros, formed from dia- meaning 'through' and metron meaning 'measure', through Latin.

Usage tips

  • Diamètre is masculine, so the standard article is le diamètre.

Other meanings

  • calibernoun

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