a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere (尤指圆或球体的)直径 ■the length of this line 直径长 ■a transverse measurement of something; width or thickness 横度;宽度;厚度
a unit of linear measurement of magnifying power 放大倍数
派生 diametral adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Old French diametre, via Latin from Greek diametros (grammē) ('line) measuring across', from dia 'across' + metron 'measure'