General references to outside diameter refer to the outside diameter of the convolutions.
External diameter of a cylinder or tube, conductor, or coupling as distinguished from the internal diameter.
The maximum diameter of the new unloaded tire inflated to the normal recommended pressure and mounted on a specified rim. (See Airplane Section, Tire and Rim Association Year Book.)
of the knuckle is approximately two times the material thickness plus the pin diameter.
The diameter of a pipe measured from the outside edge
The diameter of a circle or sphere measured from the outside edge.
The diameter of the circle which contains the tops of the teeth of an external gear or sprocket.
The major diameter of the outside of a tube or tube-like device.
Plumbing parts are rarely measured by their outside diameter, with flexible copper tubing being the primary exception. See also Inside diameter and Nominal size. Home Improvement Encyclopedia
