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Itty-bitty versions for scooters and drones include a drone motor that weighs just 1.5 kilograms, with a 120-mm diameter, but spins up 3 kilowatts.
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
Many of these particulates are 30 times smaller in diameter than a human hair; that’s small enough to penetrate deep into your lungs and into your bloodstream.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
Europa has a diameter of about 3,120 kilometers—which is roughly a quarter the diameter of Earth—and its surface is covered by a thick ice shell estimated to be about 3 to 30 kilometers thick.
—Shigeyuki Hando, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Lopping pruners are best suited for material ½ inch or larger in diameter.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
Many of these particulates are 30 times smaller in diameter than a human hair; that’s small enough to penetrate deep into your lungs and into your bloodstream.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
Europa has a diameter of about 3,120 kilometers—which is roughly a quarter the diameter of Earth—and its surface is covered by a thick ice shell estimated to be about 3 to 30 kilometers thick.
—Shigeyuki Hando, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Lopping pruners are best suited for material ½ inch or larger in diameter.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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