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English

A radius shown in red

Etymology

From Latin radius (“‘ray’”)

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular radius

Plural radii or radiuses

radius (plural radii or radiuses)

  1. (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
  2. (geometry) A line segment between any point on the circumference of a circle and its center/centre.
  3. (geometry) The length of this line segment.

Related terms

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Etymology

Latin radius.

Noun

radius (line segment or length of this line segment).

  1. radius.

Declension

declension of radius
nominative radius
genitive radiusnıñ
dative radiusqa
accusative radiusnı
locative radiusta
ablative radiustan

References

Esperanto

Verb

radius (conditional mood of radii)

  1. would radiate

French

Noun

radius m. (plural radius)

  1. (anatomy) radius

Latin

Noun

radius (genitive radiī); m, second declension

  1. ray (of light)
  2. staff, rod
  3. spoke (of a wheel)

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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