: the distance from a center line or point to an axis of rotation
Example Sentences
Measure the radius of the circle. a radius of 10 inches The new museum is expected to draw people from a wide radius. There are three restaurants within a one-block radius of our apartment.
Recent Examples on the WebOswego will restrict on-street parking during school days in specific neighborhoods and business districts within a one-mile radius of Oswego East High School to try and solve what officials say is an ongoing student parking issue. Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Residents and businesses within a one-mile radius of Thursday’s standoff scene were told to lock doors and stay vigilant, according to the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency. Meryl Kornfield, Spencer S. Hsu And James Bikales, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022 Within a one-mile radius of the standoff scene, residents and businesses were told to lock their doors and stay vigilant, and several highways were partially or completely closed to traffic. James Bikales, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Clinton County Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert announcing a lockdown in effect for all buildings within a one-mile radius of the intersection at Smith Road and Center Road. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022 There's a lockdown in effect within a one-mile radius of the standoff scene. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022 If a glacier was at the equator, this r value would be the radius of the Earth plus the height of the mountain.WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Here x could be any number from 0 to 1, and 1 is the radius of the circle. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 The body looks similar, but every single surface has more volume to the radius and corner, and that animates it a little bit more. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 See More