What part of speech is diameter?

Diameter can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. diameter is a noun, singular of diameters.

Inflections

Noun

What does diameter mean?

Definitions

Noun

diameter - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
diameter - 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)

Examples of diameter

#   Sentence  
1. noun The pond is 100 meters in diameter.
2. noun The diameter of the hole was slightly larger.
3. noun It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.
4. noun It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).
5. noun The lake has a diameter of 3 miles.
6. noun Make balls 3 centimeters in diameter and place them on a sheet of buttered aluminum foil.
7. noun Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?
8. noun Melanoma's ABCDE stands for: Asymmetry, irregular borders, changing color, great diameter, and elevation above the skin.
9. noun The result of dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter is equal to pi.
10. noun The lake has a diameter of 100 metres.
11. noun Atherosclerosis reduces the inner diameter of arteries.
12. noun Charon is considered to be a satellite of the (dwarf) planet Pluto. However, because its diameter is more than half as large as that of Pluto itself, it can be considered an equal partner; and Pluto and Charon can be considered a double planet.
13. noun Venules and arterioles are small diameter blood vessels that connect capillaries to veins and arteries.
14. noun Haumea has a rotation period of about 4 hours. This is faster than any other known body larger than 100 km in diameter. Scientists believe this rapid rotation was caused by a long ago collision that also created its moons.
15. noun It's about three inches in diameter.
Sentence  
noun
The pond is 100 meters in diameter.
The diameter of the hole was slightly larger.
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.
It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).
The lake has a diameter of 3 miles.
Make balls 3 centimeters in diameter and place them on a sheet of buttered aluminum foil.
Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?
Melanoma's ABCDE stands for: Asymmetry, irregular borders, changing color, great diameter, and elevation above the skin.
The result of dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter is equal to pi.
The lake has a diameter of 100 metres.
Atherosclerosis reduces the inner diameter of arteries.
Charon is considered to be a satellite of the (dwarf) planet Pluto. However, because its diameter is more than half as large as that of Pluto itself, it can be considered an equal partner; and Pluto and Charon can be considered a double planet.
Venules and arterioles are small diameter blood vessels that connect capillaries to veins and arteries.
Haumea has a rotation period of about 4 hours. This is faster than any other known body larger than 100 km in diameter. Scientists believe this rapid rotation was caused by a long ago collision that also created its moons.
It's about three inches in diameter.

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