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Definition radius in British English

radius noun

[countable] noun
/ˈreɪdiəs/
1

the distance from the centre of a circle to its edge, or a straight line from the centre to the edge

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All roads within a two-mile radius of the stadium were closed.

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2

the larger outer bone in the lower arm, next to the ulna

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Definition radius in British English