radius

noun

Definition of radiusnext
as in diameter

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Recent Examples of radius Because of the relatively small delivery radius, the company says that orders are delivered in under 5 minutes. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 On match days, all aircraft operations, including drones, are prohibited within a radius of 3 nautical miles and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around the stadiums unless specifically authorized by air traffic controllers. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026 Though normal operations were closed, 10 technicians worked to resolve issues in the 50-mile Charlotte radius that the company serves. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 There are like eight projects going on within a three-mile radius of our house. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for radius
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diameter
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  • Its defining upgrade is the Virginia Payload Module, an additional hull section containing four large-diameter launch tubes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The team observed that the critical stress level at which liquids fracture is proportional to their viscosity times the strain rate (how quickly they are being pulled or stretched apart and how the diameter of the liquid is changing).
    — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026
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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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