Etymology

radian

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Today it means: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Full definition →

English radius ← Latin radius
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradius
  3. English todayradian

From radius + -an.

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