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diameter

[dahy-am-i-ter] / daɪˈæm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measurement across object
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“I think it was a 10-foot diameter ... everything kind of flowed back from that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

With a steady hand, she manoeuvred a huge wind turbine section, five metres in diameter, across the yard.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The prizes have a diameter of just over 3 inches and are less than half an inch thick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

They are considered harmless to humans and are predominantly found sitting in large webs often more than a metre in diameter.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

All the circles exactly two inches in diameter.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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