diameter
Example Sentences
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With a steady hand, she manoeuvred a huge wind turbine section, five metres in diameter, across the yard.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 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
The cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
After 24 hours of exposure, the outer diameter of the MicroShunt increased to 1.44 times its original size.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
The trunk must be four feet in diameter and the limbs don’t even begin until twenty feet up.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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