radiannoun [ C ]
/ˈreɪ.di.ən/us/ˈreɪ.di.ən/specializedthe measure of an angle at the centre of a circle opposite an arc (= part of the edge of a circle) that is the same length as the radius (= the line from the centre to the edge of the circle)
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
- vanishing point
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