halkaisija

== Finnish == === Etymology === halkaista (“to split, cut in half”) +‎ -ja (“-er”). Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1835. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlkɑi̯sijɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lkɑ̝i̯ˌs̠i(j)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ijɑ Syllabification(key): hal‧kai‧si‧ja Hyphenation(key): hal‧kai‧si‧ja === Noun === halkaisija (geometry) diameter (straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle) synonym of läpimitta (“diameter (length of such a line)”) (nautical) jib (foremost triangular sail at the bowsprit of a sailing ship) Synonyms: etupurje, fokka, liivari, klyyvari ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “halkaisija”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023