Radius and Width

Radius

Radius noun - A straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere).
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Synonyms for Radius

Width and radius are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Width" instead a noun "Radius".

Nearby Words: radiation, radial

Width

Width noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.
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Synonyms for Width

Radius and width are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Radius" instead a noun "Width".

Both words in one sentence

  • He merely miscalculated its radius, and by dumb luck happened to get the circumference wrong by about the width of the Pacific Ocean, so when he ran into the Americas at about the "right" distance, he assumed he was in Asia.
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