diameter

英 [daɪˈæmɪtə(r)]

美 [daɪˈæmɪtər]

n.  直径; 对径; 放大率; 放大倍数

复数：diameters　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4613 / COCA.5253

牛津词典

noun

• 直径；对径
  a straight line going from one side of a circle or any other round object to the other side, passing through the centre
  1. the diameter of a tree trunk
     树干的直径
  2. The dome is 42.3 metres in diameter .
     这个穹顶直径为42.3米。
• 放大率；放大倍数
  a measurement of the power of an instrument to magnify sth
  1. a lens magnifying 300 diameters (= making sth look 300 times larger than it really is)
     放大 300 倍的透镜

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 直径;对径
  Thediameterof a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
  1. ...a tube less than a fifth of the diameter of a human hair.
     直径不足人的头发直径1/5的电子管
  2. ...a length of 22-mm diameter steel pipe.
     一段直径为 22 毫米的钢管
  3. ...a tiny capsule, between 1 and 3 millimetres in diameter.
     直径在 1到3 毫米之间的微型胶囊

英英释义

noun

• the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
  Synonym:diam
• 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)

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