Definitions for radius



Overview of noun radius

The noun radius has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) radius, r

(the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere)

2. (1) radius

(a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere))

3. (1) radius

(a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles")

4. radius

(the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm)

5. spoke, wheel spoke, radius

(support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim)

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