Radius
German, noun[ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs]
Radius is spelled R-A-D-I-U-S (6 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written German, the 13,799th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Radius is a German masculine noun meaning “radius (bone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abstand der Kreislinie vom Kreismittelpunkt beziehungsweise der Kugeloberfläche vom Mittelpunkt der Kugel”.
What does Radius mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineradius (bone)
- 2
masculineradius (line segment)
- 3
masculineradius (length of that line segment)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abstand der Kreislinie vom Kreismittelpunkt beziehungsweise der Kugeloberfläche vom Mittelpunkt der Kugel 2. Reichweite, Umkreis 3. Unterarmknochen, Speiche
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Radius
- Radii plural
- Radien plural
- r abbreviation
- R abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Radius?
- [ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Radius
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Radius in German?
Radius appears 4.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).