radius
The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumbThe long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
» Earth's radius is about six thousand kilometres.
Der Erdradius beträgt ungefähr sechstausend Kilometer.
Der Erdradius misst ca. 6000 km.
Радиус Земли составляет около шести тысяч километров.
Радиус Земли приблизительно равен шести тысячам километров.
Радіус Землі приблизно дорівнює шість тисяч кілометрів.
Meaning
7 sensesThe long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
Speiche, Radius
лучева́я костьlučevája kostʹ
променева кісткаpromeneva kistka
One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
Fatima claims to have visited all the bars within a five-mile radius of her Manhattan apartment.
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
The length of this line segment.
Radius, Halbmesser, Radius
ра́диусrádius, ра́диусrádius
ра́діусrádius, ра́діусrádius
Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
The minimum eccentricity of any vertex, for a given graph.
Examples
22 sentencesEarth's radius is about six thousand kilometres.
Радіус Землі приблизно дорівнює шість тисяч кілометрів.
ruРадиус Земли составляет около шести тысяч километров.
deDer Erdradius beträgt ungefähr sechstausend Kilometer.
Its radius must be thirty meters at least.
Його радіус має бути як мінімум тридцять метрів.
How is the radius calculated, when the circumference is known?
Як підрахувати радіус, коли відома довжина кола?
deWie berechnet man den Radius, wenn man den Umfang kennt?
What is the radius of a hydrogen atom?
The radius is a bone in the forearm.
ruЛучевая кость - это кость предплечья.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin radius (“ray”). Doublet of ray.Borrowed from Latin radius (“ray”). Doublet of ray.
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Forms
plural: radii / radiusesSynonyms
3 synonyms- the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere:r
- support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim:spokewheel spoke
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular