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diameter
A straight line passing through the center of a circle, connecting two points on the circumference.
この円の直径は10センチです。
The diameter of this circle is 10 centimeters.
直径は半径の2倍だ。
The diameter is twice the radius.
直径30センチのピザを注文した。
I ordered a pizza with a 30-centimeter diameter.
直径 is the diameter - a line passing through the center of a circle connecting two points on the edge.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 直: straight, direct
- 径: path, diameter
MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- 直径 = 半径 × 2 (diameter = radius × 2)
- 円周 = 直径 × π (circumference = diameter × π)
- 面積 = π × (半径)² (area formula)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 直径〜センチ: ~ cm in diameter
- 直径を測る: to measure the diameter
RELATED GEOMETRY TERMS:
- 半径: radius
- 円周: circumference
- 円: circle
- 球: sphere