What does semidiameter mean?
Definitions for semidiameter
ˌsɛm i daɪˈæm ɪ tər, ˌsɛm aɪ-semidi·am·e·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
semidiameternoun
the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth
Wiktionary
semidiameternoun
The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth
semidiameternoun
radius, half of a diameter
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Semidiameternoun
Half the line which, drawn through the centre of a circle, divides it into two equal parts; a streight line drawn from the circumference to the center of a circle.
Etymology: semi and diameter.
Their difference is as little considerable as a semidiameter of the earth in two measures of the highest heaven, the one taken from the surface of the earth, the other from its centre: the disproportion is just nothing. More.
The force of this instrument consists in the disproportion of distance betwixt the semidiameter of the cylinder and the semidiameter of the rundle with the spokes. John Wilkins.
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semidiameter
Semidiameter is a term used in geometry and astronomy to refer to half of the diameter of a circle, sphere, or celestial body. Essentially, it is the straight-line distance from the center of a circular or spherical object to its perimeter or surface. In an astronomical context, it can also be used to describe half the apparent diameter of a celestial body as observed from a specific point.
Webster Dictionary
Semidiameternoun
half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius
Wikidata
Semidiameter
In geometry, the semidiameter or semi-diameter of a set of points may be one half of its diameter; or, sometimes, one half of its extent along a particular direction.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of semidiameter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of semidiameter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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