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Tennis ball: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 6.7 cm.

Representative diameter

6.7 cm = 0.067 m. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.

Varies by periodModel not specified

A textile surface covers its rubber shell.

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Tennis ball, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A textile surface covers its rubber shell. Displayed dimension: representative diameter.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Yellow felt tennis ball.

Model not specified: Varies by period. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. Generic ball; several materials, standards and generations exist, with no universally applicable year. A universal year would be misleading.