No. 6,368 in German
durchmesser
Diameter.
In a sentence
Der Durchmesser des Kreises beträgt 10 cm.
The diameter of the circle is 10 cm.
In this sentence, 'durchmesser' is used to denote the measure of the straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its boundary, hence its geometric usage.
Der Tisch hat einen Durchmesser von 1 Meter.
The table has a diameter of 1 meter.
Here, 'durchmesser' is employed to specify the measurement of a circular object (the table) in terms of its width through the center point.
Durchmesser beschreibt eine geometrische Eigenschaft von Kreisen.
Diameter describes a geometric property of circles.
In this sentence, 'durchmesser' functions as a subject representing the concept of diameter in a general, definitional way, describing its application within geometry.
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