RADII
What does "RADII" mean?
The plural of radius: lines from a circle's center to its edge, or the forearm bones.
Meanings
- Plural of radius - straight lines from the center of a circle or sphere to its circumference or surface. All the radii of a circle are exactly equal in length. technical
- Plural of radius - the shorter, thumb-side bones of the forearm. The X-ray showed both radii had healed cleanly. technical
Did you know?
- 'Radii' keeps its Latin plural ending: 'radius' meant a wheel spoke or ray in Latin, and like 'cacti' and 'fungi', it forms its plural with -i rather than the English -es.
Word origin
Latin plural of 'radius', meaning a spoke, ray, or rod; English keeps the original Latin '-i' plural alongside the regular 'radiuses'.
Remember it
RADII ends in two I's because it's the Latin plural - two spokes pointing out from the same hub.
A little poem
From one still point a hundred spokes
reach out, each equal, none the first-
the wheel forgets which line it broke.
tercet
What it teaches
Every line that reaches a circle's edge measures the same - distance from a true center is always fair.
Quick facts
What does RADII mean?
The plural of radius: lines from a circle's center to its edge, or the forearm bones.
Is RADII a valid word?
Yes — RADII is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RADII?
RADII has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does RADII come from?
Latin plural of 'radius', meaning a spoke, ray, or rod; English keeps the original Latin '-i' plural alongside the regular 'radiuses'.
What can RADII teach us?
Every line that reaches a circle's edge measures the same - distance from a true center is always fair.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.