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Meaning
Noun
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In Anatomy:
The
long bone
in the
forearm
,
on the side
of the thumb.
●
In Zoology:
The
lighter
bone
(or
fused
portion
of
bone
) in the
forelimb
of an animal.
●
In Entomology:
One of the major
vein
s of the
insect
wing
, between the
subcosta
and the media; the
vein
running along
the
costal
edge
of the
discal
cell.
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In Geometry:
A
line segment
between any point of a
circle
or
sphere
and its center.
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In Geometry:
The
length
of this
line
segment.
●
Anything
resembling
a
radius
, such as the spoke of a
wheel
, the
movable
arm
of a
sextant
, or one of the
radiating
lines
of a spider's web.
●
In Computing:
Initialism of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.
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Origin
radius
English
radius
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Diameter
Circumference
Distance
Angle
Circle
Length
Diameters
Width
Curvature
Velocity
Wavelength
Thickness
Perimeter
Size
Kilometer
Height
Spacing
Shape
Density
Amplitude
Slope
Acceleration
Speed
Beamwidth
Depth
Km
Geometry
Area
Metres
Motion
Distances
Mass
Sphere
Angles
Surface
Deflection
Cone
Volume
Location
Frequency
Parameter
Altitude
Exclusion Zone
Angular Velocity
Surface Area
Cross Section
Internal Diameter
Aspect Ratio
Moment Of Inertia
Field Of View
More
Rhymes
Radius
Epispadias
Hypospadias
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