radius
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A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.
The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2.
The barbs of a perfect feather.
Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.
The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.
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they located it within a radius of 2 miles
;1000 ft rule :An aircraft must maintain an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons.
4B is characterized by simple curves of medium angular radius with one or more bands.
Above internally and below externally tangent Two circles of non-equal radius, both in the same plane, are said to be tangent to each other if they meet at only one point.
Additionally, the radius of the blast is a bit ambiguous as well, possibly reaching animals within the New York waterways.
Additionally, the effective nuclear charge has increased, and thus the electrons are attracted more strongly towards the nucleus and the ionic radius decreases.