Synonyms for radius
ˈreɪ di əs; -diˌaɪra·dius

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. radius, rnoun

   the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere

   Synonyms:
   r, gas constant, universal gas constant, roentgen, spoke, wheel spoke

2. radiusnoun

   a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)

   Synonyms:
   r, spoke, wheel spoke

3. radiusnoun

   a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius

   "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"

   Synonyms:
   r, spoke, wheel spoke

4. radiusnoun

   the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm

   Synonyms:
   r, spoke, wheel spoke

5. spoke, wheel spoke, radiusnoun

   support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

   Synonyms:
   rundle, r, rung, spoke, wheel spoke

Matched Categories

1. • Arm Bone
   • Length
   • Region
   • Straight Line
   • Support

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "radius":

   radio, ray, beam, radii, rayon, aisle, sunbeam, range, jolt

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1. Matt Damon:

   I can't think of any place I'd rather want to be in a 2km radius of, it feels a little like a fairy tale here.

2. Eddy Sanchez:

   Temperatures in the pyroclastic flow can exceed 700 degrees (Celsius) and volcanic ash can rain down on a 15-km (9-mile) radius. That could cause more mud flows and nearby rivers to burst their banks.

3. Nopporn Mahakanta:

   We have killed over 200 pigs on two farms there, they were within a 1 km radius of the pigs that had fallen ill and died.

4. Nopporn Mahakanta:

   They were within a 1 km radius of the pigs that had fallen ill and died.

5. John Rogers:

   We talk about how high they have to go into the air, what the maximum burst radius is, and things of that nature.