diameter

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By analyzing its length and diameter, the researchers assessed whether the bones could withstand the forces produced during hopping.

From Science Daily

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

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

"At the same time, changing and adjusting the diameter of the microdroplets containing a biologically active substance nanodose is only possible by varying the oil phase flow rate."

From Science Daily

Measuring roughly 55 feet long and 18 feet wide, the float featured a dense seascape of corals, fish and oversize sea stars, some spanning 4 feet in diameter.

From Los Angeles Times