diameter

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Saturn's magnetosphere is enormous, extending to more than 10 times the planet's diameter.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Handling both the charge and recharge cycles is a reactor about 15 inches in diameter and 8 feet tall that can generate around 100 kilowatts of heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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 device measures approximately 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm long and has a red anodised finish.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Like the crew’s quarterdeck, it may look small from the outside, but once inside, the circular space appears to be a hundred feet in diameter.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman