doorsnede
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (shortening) doorsnee
Etymology edit
From doorsnijden (“to cut through, divide (in two)”). Equivalent to door + snede.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doorsnede f (plural doorsneden or doorsnedes, diminutive doorsneetje n)
- An intersection (in geometry, in arts, in set theory); intersecting line
- A cross section
- (geometry) diameter
- De grootte van Eris is echter met behulp van de Hubble-telescoop direct gemeten, en hieruit is gebleken dat deze in doorsnede inderdaad ongeveer 2400 km bedraagt.[1] — The size of Eris has been measured, however, directly with the help of the Hubble telescope, and from this it has become apparent that it indeed amounts to approximately 2400 km in diameter.
- (chiefly in compounds) A representative sample; average
Verb edit
doorsnede
- (dated or formal) inflection of doorsnijden:
References edit
- ^ Eris (dwergplaneet) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl