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diameter

[dahy-am-i-ter] / daɪˈæm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measurement across object
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And it has to come from a place that looks localized to the mouth, and it has to be the same diameter of the actor’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The heat created by its beams can seal blood vessels just 2mm in diameter, about 5-6cm below the skin.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

The size of the universe is, to be a little generous, a sphere about 40 billion light-years in diameter.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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

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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