Radius
English
Noun
Radius (plural radii or radiuses)- (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
- (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
- (geometry) A line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center/centre.
- (geometry) The length of this line segment.
Related terms
See also
- ulna
- semidiameter
- 15px Radius (bone) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Radius (bone)
Thesaurus
O, 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, 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
Etymology
From Latin radius (“ray”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪdiəs
Translations
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Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Noun
radius (line segment or length of this line segment).
Etymology
Latin radius.
Declension
| nominative | Radius |
|---|---|
| genitive | Radiusnıñ |
| dative | Radiusqa |
| accusative | Radiusnı |
| locative | Radiusta |
| ablative | Radiustan |
References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
Esperanto
Verb
radius
- conditional of radii
French
Noun
Radius m. (plural radius)
- (anatomy) radius
Anagrams
German
Noun
Radius m. (genitive Radius, plural Radien</span>)
- (anatomy) radius (bone)
- (geometry) radius (line segment)
- (geometry) radius (length of that line segment)
Pronunciation
Latin
Noun
radius (genitive radiī); m, second declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | radius | radiī |
| genitive | radiī | radiōrum |
| dative | radiō | radiīs |
| accusative | radium | radiōs |
| ablative | radiō | radiīs |
| vocative | radie | radiī |
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