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

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

Some early models of the satellite dishes measured 16 feet in diameter, and hundreds of thousands of them sprouted up across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Protons and neutrons are about 10~12 centimeters in diameter.

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