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diameter

[dahy-am-i-ter] / daɪˈæm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measurement across object
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Each structure measured roughly 10 to 20 centimeters in diameter.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The ring itself might start out many miles in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“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 trunk of this palm tree must have been about two feet in diameter because I could easily put my hands around to the back.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor




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