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  • noun Plural of radius.

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  • noun pl. of radius.

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  • noun Plural form of radius.

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Examples

  • In other minerals the radii are a little different.

    The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895

  • 142 Math Wonders to Inspire Teachers and Students The familiar circumference formulas give us C C = 2 r or r = 2 and C +1 C +1 = 2 R or R = 2 We need to fi nd the difference of the radii, which is C +1 C 1 R − r = − = ≈ 0 159 yards ≈ 5 7 inches 2 2 2 Wow!

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows sahmozac 2010

  • It can be seen that they have some of the highest electronegativities and therefore hold their electrons close, resulting in their relatively small atomic radii, but they are eager to obtain their octets, and are willing to do so by bonding with other atoms to form molecules.

    Wolfram Blog : What’s Your Favorite Element? 2009

  • The new VLBI research resolved the radio emission to just 4 times the size of the black hole (or 4 Schwarzschild radii).

    Archive 2009-01-08 Nicole 2009

  • The noble gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon) possess full octets, which they guard closely (notice their high ionization energies and small atomic radii), and tend not to interact with other atoms.

    Wolfram Blog : What’s Your Favorite Element? 2009

  • The contours themselves correspond to a solid of revolution, with the contour radii given by the x coordinates of the profile points, the elevations by the y coordinates, and the number of points around a contour by twice the number of glass panes around the Gherkin.

    Wolfram Blog : Twisted Architecture 2009

  • The new VLBI research resolved the radio emission to just 4 times the size of the black hole (or 4 Schwarzschild radii).

    URSI Update #2 Nicole 2009

  • Broken glass absolutely everywhere, as well as puke pockmarks, blast radii of nasty fair food and much too much beer.

    Bergkirchweih: "You don't think, you drink," 2009

  • As to the shape decision it is just not true we saved anything since the sidewall angle, the shoulder and heatshield radii, at the very least are NOT those of Apollo's.

    Ares 1 Abort Study Update - NASA Watch 2009

  • The Grignani logo achieves its 3D effect by stacking alternating black and white disks of decreasing radii.

    Wolfram Blog : Hybrid Logos and a Fortunate Mistake 2009

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