διάμετρος
diametros
diametrical
Appears 28 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
διάμετρος, ον, A. diametrical: Astrol., diametrically opposed, Tetr. 115, 1.89. II. Subst. δ. (sc. γραμμή), ἡ, diagonal of a parallelogram, Men. 85b,al.; κατὰ δ. συντίθεσθαι, of triangles, by the hypotenuses, Ti. 54d; diameter of a circle, Cael. 271a12, etc.; axis of a sphere, MA 699a29; diameter of other curves, Con. 1Def. 1; axis of a conic, Aequil. 2.10; ἡ κατὰ διάμετρον σύζευξις, of circles, EN 1133a6; τὰ κατὰ δ. Cael. 277a24; κεῖσθαι κατὰ δ. Mete. 363a34, al.; κατὰ δ. κινεῖσθαι, of quadrupeds, which move the legs cross-corner-wise, as horses when trotting (opp. κατὰ πλευρὰν κινεῖσθαι ambling, in which the legs on either side move together), HA 490b4, IA 712a25, cf. 2.43a; ἐκ διαμέτρου ἀντικείμενος, of planets, in opposition, PMag. Par.1.2221; ἐκ διαμέτρου ἡμῖν οἱ βίοι Cat. 14. 2. prob. mitre-square, Ra. 801.
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