diameter

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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

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

Together, these gas flows stretch across a distance greater than 100 times the planet's diameter, or more than three times the distance between the planet and its star.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

“Well,” Nat drawled, “the closest estimation we have is that the diameter is two thousand, one hundred and sixty miles. Now, shall we go?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham