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semidiameter

noun

Etymology

From Middle English semidiametre, semydiametre, from Medieval Latin sēmidiameter, equivalent to semi- + diameter.

  1. derived from sēmidiameter
  2. inherited from semidiametre

Definitions

  1. The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.

  2. A radius

    A radius: half of a diameter.

    • [B]etweene the ſphere of Saturne and the Firmament, there is ſuch an incredible and vaſt ſpace or diſtance (7000000. ſemidiameters of the earth, as Tycho [Brahe] calculates) void of ſtarres: [...]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for semidiameter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA