radian
noun
ra·di·an
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Definition of radian
: a unit of plane angular measurement that is equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc whose length equals the radius or approximately 57.3 degrees
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This puts the angular velocity at 93.65 radians per second. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "The Awesome Bowling Robot Is Surely Fake. Here's How to Tell," 10 July 2019 These units are called radians (apologies if this term provokes a violent and sickening flashback to high school math), and there are 2π of them in a circle. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The math of pi explained, as simply as possible," 13 Mar. 2019 Three quarters around the same circle has gone one and a half pi radians. — Randyn Charles Bartholomew, Scientific American, "Let's Use Tau--It's Easier Than Pi," 25 June 2014 According to People, the elongated radian cut ring is 4 carats, and was personally designed by Zandy along with Leor Yerushalmi and The Jewelers of Las Vegas. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Lea Michele and Zandy Reich Are Engaged," 29 Apr. 2018 For example, pi can be measured according to radians, the standard unit for angular measurements. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Pi Makes Perfect Sense in These Simple Animations," 14 Mar. 2018 Radian was required to set aside reserves against potential losses on bad loans, and Mr. Lutz reckoned that his employer was materially understating those amounts. — Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, "A Whistle Was Blown, but Who Was Listening?," 28 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'radian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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