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The phrase "a diameter of approximately" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the size of a circular object or shape, indicating that the measurement is not exact but close to a specific value.
Example: "The circle has a diameter of approximately 10 centimeters."
Alternatives: "a diameter of about" or "a diameter of roughly".
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Algae (Scenedesmus sp). with a diameter of approximately 25 μm were cultivated in aquaria.
It may be merely felicitous coincidence but the sarsen circle of Stonehenge shares a diameter of approximately 100ft with the dome of St Paul's and the Globe theatre.
Each yarn, or tow, contains thousands of filaments, each of which has a diameter of approximately 10 micrometres (0.01 millimetre, or 0.0004 inch).
The Lassen dome rises more than 600 m (2,000 feet) and has a diameter of approximately 3.2 km (2 miles).
If you have a bulb planter with a diameter of approximately 4.25 inches, or a golf course cup cutter, this works, too.
AFM images revealed surface roughness of untreated starch granules and protrusions with a diameter of approximately 15 90 nm.
The anatase TiO2 hollow spheres with a diameter of approximately 250 nm were synthesized by a chemical template method.
A GND density as high as 8 × 1011 cm−2 and a diameter of approximately 20 nm are achieved.
Particles with a diameter of approximately 0.2 mm are seen.
A laser spot was focused to a diameter of approximately 1 mm on the sensor surface.
The thin cap is about 50 nm in thickness with a diameter of approximately 400 nm.
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