Diameter of a circle - Definition and examples

The diameter of a circle is a straight line or segment that goes through the center of the circle and has both endpoints on the circle.  

Diameter of a circle

The red line in the figure above is the diameter of the circle.

You can also define the diameter of a circle as the biggest chord in a circle.

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Math words beginning with the letter d

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