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Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.

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  1. n. Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.
  2. n. the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth
  3. Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.
  4. Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a rightline, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curvedfigure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.
  5. n. the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth