semidiameter
[ sem-ee-dahy-am-i-ter, sem-ahy- ]
noun
half of a diameter; radius.
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How to use semidiameter in a sentence
Then at the ende of eche semidiameter, I draw a touche line, whiche shall make righte angles with the semidiameter.
The Path-Way to Knowledg | Robert RecordWhereby it dothe well appeare, that the side of anye sisangle made in a circle, is equalle to the semidiameter of the same circle.
The Path-Way to Knowledg | Robert RecordEach semicircular niche was about a foot in its semidiameter.
Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1 | Nathaniel HawthorneAs the semidiameter was only 28 inches, this large tree could have been but 168 years old.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneFor a right line either from the center unto the touch-point; or from the touch point unto the center is radius or semidiameter.
The Way To Geometry | Peter Ramus
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