radius

radius
[ˈreɪdɪəs]
(pl. radii -dɪʌɪ 或者 radiuses)
  1. a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere
    半径
    ■a radial line from the focus to any point of a curve
    辐射距离
    ■the length of the radius of a circle or sphere
    半径距离
    ■a specified distance from a centre in all directions
    (指明的)半径范围
    there are plenty of local pubs within a two-mile radius.
    在两英里范围内有许多本地酒馆。
  2. (Anatomy)the thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm
    (剖)桡骨。 比较ulna
    ■(Zoology)the corresponding bone in a vertebrate's foreleg or a bird's wing
    (动)(脊椎动物前肢或鸟翅的)桡骨
    ■(Zoology)(in an echinoderm or coelenterate) any of the primary axes of radial symmetry
    (动)(棘皮动物或腔肠动物的)辐射对称轴
    ■(Entomology)any of the main veins in an insect's wing
    (昆)径脉
(radiused, radiusing)
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. radiused]give a rounded form to (a corner or edge)
    使(角,边缘)成弧形
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin, literally staff, spoke, ray'
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