radii

[rey-dee-ahy] / ˈreɪ diˌaɪ /

NOUN

range, sweep

Synonyms

STRONG

ambit boundary compass expanse extension extent interval limit orbit purview reach semidiameter space span spoke

Example Sentences

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As the atomic numbers of these lanthanides increase, the radii of their ions decrease.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

As an example, the masses and radii of all nuclei up to mass number 50 were calculated using this method.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

For comparison, the main part of Saturn's rings sits at just three planetary radii from the gas giant.

From Scientific American • Feb. 11, 2023

In simulations, the researchers included an object about the size of Iapetus, Saturn’s third largest moon, orbiting about 43 Saturn radii out—between the orbits of Titan and Iapetus.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 14, 2022

It was all a question of the angle and radii at which the DNA strands twisted about the central axis.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson