diameter
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But because the diameter of the Moon is 400 times less than the Sun's, they appear exactly the same size in our sky.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Each structure measured roughly 10 to 20 centimeters in diameter.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
The bass society limits sonar users to one transducer, while viewing screens can’t have a diameter of more than 55 inches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
“The basket is twice the diameter of the ball,” he kept saying.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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
Hailstones, some with diameters of around 2 inches, also fell over parts of the city.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
The diameters of these channels are five times thinner than a human hair.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
Several taps are made of slightly different diameters, the largest being of the required finished size.
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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