semidiameter

American  

[sem-ee-dahy-am-i-ter, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm i daɪˈæm ɪ tər, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

noun

1. half of a diameter; radius.

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Etymology

Origin of semidiameter

First recorded in 1545–55; semi- + diameter

Example Sentences

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semidiameter

Whereby it dothe well appeare, that the side of anye sisangle made in a circle, is equalle to the semidiameter of the same circle.

From The Path-Way to Knowledg Containing the First Principles of Geometrie by Robert Record

Then at the ende of eche semidiameter, I draw a touche line, whiche shall make righte angles with the semidiameter.

From The Path-Way to Knowledg Containing the First Principles of Geometrie by Robert Record

And with your compas take the quantitee of the semidiameter iustly.

From The Path-Way to Knowledg Containing the First Principles of Geometrie by Robert Record

The second is by measuring the semidiameter of the Earth: For as the circumference makes knowne the diameter, so doth this the circumference.

From A Briefe Introduction to Geography by William Pemble

G iij Then drawe I in the circle appointed a semidiameter, which is here H.F, for F. is the cẽtre of the circle G.H.K.

From The Path-Way to Knowledg Containing the First Principles of Geometrie by Robert Record