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Meaning of radius

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  radius
      n 1: the length of a line segment between the center and
           circumference of a circle or sphere [syn: {radius}, {r}]
      2: a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle
         (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
      3: a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of
         its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
      4: the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human
         forearm
      5: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the
         hub to the rim [syn: {spoke}, {wheel spoke}, {radius}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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