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diameter

[dahy-am-i-ter] / daɪˈæm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measurement across object
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These tiny machines are around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair, bringing researchers closer to the long-pursued goal of interacting directly with the microscopic world.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

And it has to come from a place that looks localized to the mouth, and it has to be the same diameter of the actor’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It is feasible that the winning team will have had to travel a distance the equivalent to the diameter of the Earth.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Each structure measured roughly 10 to 20 centimeters in diameter.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Among them were the length of his left foot, the width and length of his head, and the diameter of his right ear.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Which is to say, Porsche invented an entirely new flat-six—different bore diameters and everything—just to clear 11 centimeters under the engine cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Under extended exposure, the process produced nearly perfect nanodiamonds with a cubic crystal structure and diameters up to 10 nanometers, along with the release of hydrogen gas.

From Science Daily Oct. 29, 2025

Astronomers these days are really interested in sub-Neptune planets, meaning those with diameters larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.

From Salon May 31, 2025

Hailstones, some with diameters of around 2 inches, also fell over parts of the city.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2024

Now, as the volumes of spheres vary as the cubes of their diameters, it follows that the volume of the nebula will vary as the cube of its distance from the earth.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore




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