Definition of radius
radii
play \-dē-ˌī\ alsoradiuses
1 : a line segment extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or bounding surface
2a : the bone on the thumb side of the human forearm; also : a corresponding part of vertebrates above fishesb : the third and usually largest vein of an insect's wing
3a : the length of a radius a truck with a short turning radiusb : the circular area defined by a stated radiusc : a bounded or circumscribed area
4 : a radial part
5 : the distance from a center line or point to an axis of rotation
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Examples of radius in a Sentence
Measure the radius of the circle.
a radius of 10 inches
The new museum is expected to draw people from a wide radius.
There are three restaurants within a one-block radius of our apartment.
Recent Examples of radius from the Web
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Its iron innards take up over 80 percent of its radius, or more than 60 percent of its volume.
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In 2015, a similar truck bombing in the Shah Shaheed neighborhood of the city also caused hundreds of casualties and left a strip of shops leveled and houses damaged in a wide radius.
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The event began at the Delray Beach Community Center, where moms and sons received their instructions before proceeding to various locations within a nearly one-mile radius.
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Lynch represented a clerk at a home care agency, for instance, who signed a five-page employment contract that, according to court records, prohibited her from serving any of the agency’s clients within a 35-mile radius for five years.
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Fox-LaRose sees Ilani as a draw for day trippers within a 60- to 90-mile radius.
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The events center could host national competitions, but its main draw will be regionally within a 500-mile radius.
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Lynch represented a clerk at a home-care agency, for instance, who signed a five-page employment contract that, according to court records, prohibited her from serving any of the agency’s clients within a 35-mile radius for five years.
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The poor turning radius of lawn tractors forces many backyard greenkeepers to craft cutting patterns more intricate than alien crop circles.
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Origin and Etymology of radius
Latin, ray, radius
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RADIUS Defined for English Language Learners
radius
playDefinition of radius for English Language Learners
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: a straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to any point on the outer edge; also : the length of this line
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: an area that goes outward in all directions from a particular place
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medical : the bone in the lower part of your arm on the same side as your thumb
RADIUS Defined for Kids
radius
playDefinition of radius for Students
radii
\-dē-ˌī\1 : a straight line extending from the center of a circle to the outside edge or from the center of a sphere to the surface
2 : an area that extends in all directions from a place Most students live within a radius of five miles from the school.
3 : the bone on the thumb side of the arm between the wrist and the elbow
Medical Dictionary
radius
playMedical Definition of radius
radii
\-ē-ˌī\play alsoradiuses
: the bone on the thumb side of the human forearm or on the corresponding part of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishes that in humans is movably articulated with the ulna at both ends so as to permit partial rotation about that bone, that bears on its inner aspect somewhat distal to the head a prominence for the insertion of the biceps tendon, and that has the lower end broadened for articulation with the proximal bones of the carpus so that rotation of the radius involves also that of the hand
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