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width

[width, witth, with] / wɪdθ, wɪtθ, wɪθ /


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Yet when heat is examined at distances far smaller than the width of a human hair, it can behave in unexpected ways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Clarke is short of width and pace - an age-old problem.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

You will tape each end of the tail to where it matches the width of the triangular sections to make a connected long loop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

In this case, however, the team observed electrons arranging themselves at temperatures near -253°C. Their microscope could resolve structures as small as one hundred-thousandth the width of a human hair.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

It was the width of a garden hose but not very long.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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