Definitions For Radius

noun

  • Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
  • The length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
  • The outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
  • A circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
  • A straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
  • A straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to any point on the outer edge ; also : the length of this line
  • An area that goes outward in all directions from a particular place
  • The bone in the lower part of your arm on the same side as your thumb

Is Radius a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Radius is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Radius in a Sentence

  • Measure the radius of the circle.
  • A radius of 10 inches
  • The new museum is expected to draw people from a wide radius.

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