diameter
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Granulation dates to Mesopotamia, but the Etruscans elevated the practice, using granules as small as 0.14 millimeter in diameter, one-seventh the size of those used by Mesopotamians and Egyptians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
"It weighs 8.2kg, measures nearly 30cm in diameter and stands about 46cm tall - almost four times the size of a typical astrolabe from 17th Century India," said Carter.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
“Well,” Nat drawled, “the closest estimation we have is that the diameter is two thousand, one hundred and sixty miles. Now, shall we go?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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
PM 2.5 refers to the level of tiny, hazardous particles - with diameters that are 2.5 micrometres or smaller - that can enter bloodstreams though the lungs.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
They have up to 24 arms and can grow to diameters of more than three feet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The pitch of teeth may be selected so that with the given number of teeth the diameters of the wheels will be that required.
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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