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French
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek, analyzable as dia- + -mètre.
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Noun
diamètre m (plural diamètres)
- diameter
- le diamètre d’un cercle ou d’une figure circulaire ― the diameter of a circle or circular figure
- un objet sphérique de 27 centimètres de diamètre ― a spherical object with a diameter of 27 centimetres
On obtient la circonférence d’un cercle ou d’une sphère en multipliant son diamètre par le nombre π .- The circumference of a circle or sphere can be obtained by multiplying its diameter by the number π.
1802, Charles Brillat, Pierre Bazaine, Métrologie française, page 249:Le bouge donne 9 litres plus que le point qui correspond à celui du diamètre des fonds indiqué par la jauge […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French diamètre.
Noun
diamètre m (plural diamètres)
- (Jersey, geometry) diameter