〈διάμετρος〉 diametros ‘in opposition’
〈κατὰ διάμετρον〉 kata diametron ‘diametrically opposite’
〈limes transversus〉 ‘diameter’
〈διαμέτρησις〉 diametrēsis ‘opposition’
διάμετρος
diametros
Greek noun
Last edited: 2025-03-24| Primary meaning | diameter |
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| Literal translation | diameter |
| Variants | διάμετρος diametros |
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diameter geometrical concept
Τοῦ δὲ κόσμου σφαιροειδοῦς ὑπάρχοντος ἄξων καλεῖται ἡ διάμετρος τοῦ κόσμου, περὶ ἣν στρέφεται ὁ κόσμος. Τὰ δὲ πέρατα τοῦ ἄξονος πόλοι λέγονται τοῦ κόσμου.
‘Since the cosmos is spherical, the diameter of the cosmos around which the cosmos turns, is called “axis”. The extremities of the axis are called “poles of the cosmos”.’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). διάμετρος (Lemma #5429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). διάμετρος (Lemma #5429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). διάμετρος (Lemma #5429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) διάμετρος (Lemma #5429), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac5429,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {διάμετρος ({Lemma} #5429)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5429/},
}