diameter
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The dragging of ship anchors, a main way cables get taken out, can damage even armored cables, which are wrapped in steel wire but still roughly the diameter of a ping-pong ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
By analyzing its length and diameter, the researchers assessed whether the bones could withstand the forces produced during hopping.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
Nathan estimated that its diameter was as wide as Nali’s mobile home.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing diameter
Pi Day Vocabulary
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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