Definition:Diameter of Parallelogram

Let $$ABCD$$ be a parallelogram:


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The diameters of $$ABCD$$ are the lines $$AC$$ and $$BD$$ joining their opposite vertices.

Compare with
Note the difference between this definition and that of the diameter of a general geometric figure.

In the latter, the diameter is specifically the longest dimension of the figure.

Also see Diameter of Quadrilateral, of which this is a special case.

Also known as
The diameters of a parallelogram are also commonly known as its diagonals.