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radices

[ rad-uh-seez, rey-duh- ]
/ ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də- /

noun

a plural of radix.

Words related to radices

origin, heart, stuff, foundation, essence, soul, stem, source, seed, footing, groundwork, seat, motive, nub, ground, basis, provenance, germ, fountain, bedrock

Words nearby radices

radically, radicand, radicant, radicchio, radicel, radices, radicle, radicotomy, radicula, radiculalgia, radicular

Definition for radices (2 of 2)

radix
[ rey-diks ]
/ ˈreɪ dɪks /

noun, plural rad·i·ces [rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-] /ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-/, ra·dix·es.

Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.

Origin of radix

1565–75; < Latin rādīx root (cf. race3, radical, ramus); akin to Greek rhíza root, rhā́dīx branch, frond; see root1
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British Dictionary definitions for radices (1 of 2)

radices
/ (ˈreɪdɪˌsiːz) /

noun

a plural of radix

British Dictionary definitions for radices (2 of 2)

radix
/ (ˈreɪdɪks) /

noun plural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dixes

maths any number that is the base of a number system or of a system of logarithms10 is the radix of the decimal system
biology the root or point of origin of a part or organ
linguistics a less common word for root 1 (def. 9)

Word Origin for radix

C16: from Latin rādīx root; compare Greek rhadix small branch, rhiza root
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for radices

radix
[ rā′dĭks ]

n. pl. ra•dix•es

The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.
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Science definitions for radices

radix
[ rā′dĭks ]

Plural radices (răd′ĭ-sēz′, rā′dĭ-) radixes

Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.
Mathematics The base of a system of numbers, such as 2 in the binary system and 10 in the decimal system.
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