radius as a noun: - 1
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radius
noun
1 radius
2 radius
A straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere).
3 radius
A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius.
4 radius
The outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm.
Dutch: spaakbeen
5 radius
Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim.
synonyms: spoke, wheel spoke.
Roget 200:
length,
longitude,
span;
mileage;
distance
etc.
196.
line,
bar,
rule,
stripe,
streak,
spoke,
radius.
lengthening
etc.
v.;
prolongation,
production,
protraction;
tension,
tensure†;
extension.
[Measures of length]
line,
nail,
inch,
hand,
palm,
foot,
cubit,
yard,
ell,
fathom,
rood,
pole,
furlong,
mile,
league;
chain,
link;
arpent†,
handbreadth†,
jornada [U.S.],
kos†,
vara†.
[astronomical units of distance]
astronomical unit,
AU,
light-year,
parsec.
[metric units of length]
nanometer,
nm,
micron,
micrometer,
millimicron,
millimeter,
mm,
centimeter,
cm,
meter,
kilometer,
km.
pedometer,
perambulator;
scale
etc.
(measurement)
466.
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Dutch: spaak
Polish: szprycha
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