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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

  • (..) EMP armed ... ... and ready. - EMP? Electromagnetic pulse. Disables any electrical system in the blast radius. It's the only weapon we have against the machines. - Where are we? - Their old service and waste systems. Sewers. (..)
    1999 The Matrix