: a unit of plane angular measurement that is equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc whose length equals the radius or approximately 57.3 degrees
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis puts the angular velocity at 93.65 radians per second. Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 July 2019 These units are called radians (apologies if this term provokes a violent and sickening flashback to high school math), and there are 2π of them in a circle. Brian Resnick, Vox, 13 Mar. 2019 Three quarters around the same circle has gone one and a half pi radians. Randyn Charles Bartholomew, Scientific American, 25 June 2014 According to People, the elongated radian cut ring is 4 carats, and was personally designed by Zandy along with Leor Yerushalmi and The Jewelers of Las Vegas. De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 29 Apr. 2018 For example, pi can be measured according to radians, the standard unit for angular measurements. Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2018 Radian was required to set aside reserves against potential losses on bad loans, and Mr. Lutz reckoned that his employer was materially understating those amounts. Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2017 See More