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RADIUS

Volume 17 · 52 words · 1810 Edition

in Geometry, the semidiameter of a circle, or a right line drawn from the centre to the circumference.

In Trigonometry, the radius is termed the whole sine, or fine of 90°. See SINE.

in Anatomy, the exterior bone of the arm, descending along with the ulna from the elbow to the wrist.