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Diameter vs Height - What's the difference?

diameter | height |


As nouns the difference between diameter and height

is that diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle while height is the distance from the base of something to the top.

Diameter vs Area - What's the difference?

diameter | area |


As nouns the difference between diameter and area

is that diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle while area is a measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

Sector vs Diameter - What's the difference?

sector | diameter |


In geometry terms the difference between sector and diameter

is that sector is part of a circle, extending to the center while diameter is the maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.

As nouns the difference between sector and diameter

is that sector is section while diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.

Diameter vs Wide - What's the difference?

diameter | wide |


As nouns the difference between diameter and wide

is that diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle while wide is a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score.

As an adjective wide is

having a large physical extent from side to side.

As an adverb wide is

extensively.

Diameter vs Semicircle - What's the difference?

diameter | semicircle |


As nouns the difference between diameter and semicircle

is that diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle while semicircle is half of a circle.

Chored vs Diameter - What's the difference?

chored | diameter |


As a verb chored

is (chore).

As a noun diameter is

(geometry) any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.

Periphery vs Diameter - What's the difference?

periphery | diameter |


As nouns the difference between periphery and diameter

is that periphery is the outside boundary, parts or surface of something while diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.

Diameter vs Dimension - What's the difference?

diameter | dimension |


In geometry terms the difference between diameter and dimension

is that diameter is the maximum distance between any two points in a metric space while dimension is the number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

As a verb dimension is

to mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

Diameter vs Caliber - What's the difference?

diameter | caliber |


As nouns the difference between diameter and caliber

is that diameter is (geometry) any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle while caliber is .

Chord vs Diameter - What's the difference?

chord | diameter |


In geometry terms the difference between chord and diameter

is that chord is a straight line between two points of a curve while diameter is the maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.

As nouns the difference between chord and diameter

is that chord is (music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously while diameter is any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle.

As a verb chord

is to write chords for.

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