diameter
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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
At the eclipse's maximum point, about 93% of the Moon's diameter will lie within Earth's dark central shadow, known as the umbra.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 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
These fibrils were then combined with potassium hydroxide and formed into porous beads measuring about half a centimeter to one centimeter in diameter.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Below, at each end, the hopper’s wheels are exposed: shiny metal, three feet in diameter, five inches thick, churning.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
An artist's impression of a red dwarf with a white dwarf binary companion behind, with the diameters shown to scale.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
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
The following table gives the Whitworth standard of thread pitches and diameters for watch and mathematical instrument makers.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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