radius

Definition

  • noun: a straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to any point on the outer edge
  • noun: a line segment extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or bounding surface
  • synonyms: line, circle

Examples

  • More than 100,000 students live 'within' a 10-mile 'radius' of the university. [=within 10 miles of the university]

  • There are three restaurants 'within' a one-block 'radius' of our apartment.

  • The new museum is expected to draw people from a wide 'radius'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That'll keep it from impacting the surface if you guys can get clear. I asked for a solution, not an escape plan. Impact radius is getting bigger every second. We're going to have to make a choice. Cap, these people are going nowhere. If Stark finds a way to blow this rock... (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron