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diameter

[dahy-am-i-ter] / daɪˈæm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measurement across object
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A traditional arthroscope measures about 4 millimeters in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"It weighs 8.2kg, measures nearly 30cm in diameter and stands about 46cm tall - almost four times the size of a typical astrolabe from 17th Century India," said Carter.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“I think it was a 10-foot diameter ... everything kind of flowed back from that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

Its self-winding clock told the time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, from a face seven feet in diameter.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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