radii
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As a class, such stars are among the largest in the universe, with radii up to 1,500 times that of our sun and masses of up to 40 times larger than our home star.
From Scientific American
In fact, the proton’s “weak charge” radius, so to speak, and its electric charge radius do agree with each other within their uncertainty ranges, and it’s not particularly surprising that the radii are similar.
From Scientific American
For comparison, the main part of Saturn's rings sits at just three planetary radii from the gas giant.
From Scientific American
In simulations, the researchers included an object about the size of Iapetus, Saturn’s third largest moon, orbiting about 43 Saturn radii out—between the orbits of Titan and Iapetus.
From Science Magazine
In the draft, Washington picked two prospects — Dotson and Nevada tight end Cole Turner — who were praised for their catch radii.
From Washington Post
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