单词 | radius |
释义 | radius/ˈreɪdɪəs /noun (plural radii /ˈreɪdɪʌɪ/ or radiuses) 1A straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere.Thus, the area of a circle is equal to half of the product of the radius and the circumference....
1.1A radial line from the focus to any point of a curve.These apply to clear zones on the outside of horizontal curves with a radius of 900 m or less....
1.2A specified distance from a centre in all directions: there are plenty of local pubs within a two-mile radius...
2 Anatomy The thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm. Compare with ulna.Common osteoporotic fracture sites include the vertebrae, the hip, the distal radius of the forearm, and the proximal humerus....
2.1 Zoology The bone in a vertebrate’s foreleg or a bird’s wing that corresponds to the radius in a human being.For example, the radius, one of the lower bones of the foreleg, became much broader....
2.2 Entomology Any of the main veins in an insect’s wing. 3 Zoology A radially symmetric feature in an echinoderm or coelenterate, e.g. an arm of a starfish. verb (radiuses, radiusing, radiused) [with object] (often as adjective radiused) Give a rounded form to (a corner or edge).The carry bevel package is subtle, radiused by hand using emery sticks, with the sharp edges are gently broken, not belt-sanded into oblivion....
OriginLate 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from Latin, literally 'staff, spoke, ray'. |
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