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SEMIDIAMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semidiameter mean?
• SEMIDIAMETER (noun)
The noun SEMIDIAMETER has 1 sense:
1. the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth
Familiarity information: SEMIDIAMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("semidiameter" is a kind of...):
r; radius (the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere)
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