di·am·e·ter
n 1 : a unit of magnification for an optical instrument equal to the number of times the linear dimensions of an object are apparently increased <a microscope magnifying 60 s> 2 : one of the maximal breadths of a part of the body <the transverse of the inlet of the pelvis> .
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