diameter

/daɪˈæmɪtər/

Syllables di·am·e·ter

Stress di-AM-e-ter

Phonics Breakdown

di

/daɪ/

long i (i_e)

am

/æm/

short a

e

/ɪ/

schwa

ter

/tər/

er sound

Meaning

a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle

Sound Reference

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di=/daɪ/(die) + am=/æm/(am) + e=/ɪ/(ticket) + ter=/tər/(water)

Example

The diameter of the circle is ten centimeters.