- plural of radius.
radii
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As the atomic numbers of these lanthanides increase, the radii of their ions decrease.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Astronomers from Germany and Switzerland have uncovered evidence of how the enigmatic gap in the size distribution of exoplanets at around two Earth radii emerges.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
For comparison, the main part of Saturn's rings sits at just three planetary radii from the gas giant.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 11, 2023
In simulations, the researchers included an object about the size of Iapetus, Saturn’s third largest moon, orbiting about 43 Saturn radii out—between the orbits of Titan and Iapetus.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 14, 2022
It was all a question of the angle and radii at which the DNA strands twisted about the central axis.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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