'RADIUS' definitions:
Definition of 'radius'
From: WordNet
noun
The length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere [syn: radius, r]
noun
A straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
noun
A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
noun
The outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
noun
Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn: spoke, wheel spoke, radius]
Definition of 'Radius'
From: GCIDE
- Radius \Ra"di*us\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s), n.; pl. L. Radii (r[=a]"d[i^]*[imac]); E. Radiuses (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s*[e^]z). [L., a staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See Ray a divergent line.]
- 1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The radius is on the same side of the limb as the thumb, or pollex, and in man it is so articulated that its lower end is capable of partial rotation about the ulna. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2. [1913 Webster]
- 4. pl. (Zool.) (a) The barbs of a perfect feather. (b) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Radius bar (Mach.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece which it causes to move in a circular arc.
- Radius of curvature. See under Curvature. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'radius'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air line,
- ambit,
- amplitude,
- annular muscle,
- annulus,
- approach,
- area,
- areola,
- asymptote,
- aureole,
- axis,
- beeline,
- bigness,
- body,
- bore,
- bottleneck,
- breadth,
- bulk,
- caliber,
- carry,
- chaplet,
- chord,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumference,
- circus,
- closed circle,
- collision course,
- compass,
- concentralization,
- concentration,
- concourse,
- concurrence,
- confluence,
- conflux,
- congress,
- convergence,
- converging,
- corona,
- coronet,
- coverage,
- crossing,
- crown,
- cycle,
- depth,
- diadem,
- diagonal,
- diameter,
- diapason,
- diffusion,
- dimension,
- dimensions,
- direct line,
- directrix,
- discus,
- disk,
- dispersion,
- edge,
- emanation,
- eternal return,
- expanse,
- expansion,
- extension,
- extent,
- fairy ring,
- focalization,
- focus,
- funnel,
- gamut,
- garland,
- gauge,
- girth,
- glory,
- great-circle course,
- greatness,
- halo,
- height,
- hub,
- largeness,
- lasso,
- length,
- logical circle,
- loop,
- looplet,
- magic circle,
- magnitude,
- mass,
- measure,
- measurement,
- meeting,
- mutual approach,
- narrowing gap,
- noose,
- normal,
- O,
- orbit,
- perpendicular,
- proportion,
- proportions,
- purview,
- radiance,
- radiation,
- radius vector,
- range,
- ray,
- reach,
- register,
- right line,
- ring,
- rondelle,
- round,
- roundel,
- saucer,
- scale,
- scattering,
- scope,
- secant,
- segment,
- semidiameter,
- shortcut,
- side,
- size,
- spectrum,
- sphincter,
- spoke,
- spokes,
- spread,
- straight,
- straight course,
- straight line,
- straight stretch,
- straightaway,
- streamline,
- stretch,
- sweep,
- tangent,
- transversal,
- vector,
- vicious circle,
- volume,
- wheel,
- width,
- wreath
Acronyms for 'RADIUS'
From: V.E.R.A.
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