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 cost for treating oak wilt, or any tree disease that requires a fungicide injection, depends on the tree’s diameter at breast height, or DBH.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 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
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 • Jan. 3, 2026
He went for a larger diameter, an inch and a quarter, and that looked better.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing diameter
Pi Day Vocabulary
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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