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radius

[ rey-dee-uhs ]
/ ˈreɪ di əs /
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noun, plural ra·di·i [rey-dee-ahy], /ˈreɪ diˌaɪ/, ra·di·us·es.
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Origin of radius

1590–1600; <Latin: staff, rod, spoke, beam, originally, ray1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH radius

circumference, diameter, radius , tangent
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British Dictionary definitions for radius

radius
/ (ˈreɪdɪəs) /

noun plural -dii (-dɪˌaɪ) or -diuses

Word Origin for radius

C16: from Latin: rod, ray, spoke
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Scientific definitions for radius

radius
[ rādē-əs ]

Plural radii (dē-ī′) radiuses
A line segment that joins the center of a circle or sphere with any point on the circumference of the circle or the surface of the sphere. It is half the length of the diameter.
The shorter and thicker of the two bones of the forearm or the lower portion of the foreleg. See more at skeleton.
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