"radian" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹeɪdiən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-radian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: radians [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdiən Etymology: radius + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|radius|an}} radius + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} radian (plural radians)
  1. (geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad. Categories (topical): Circle, Geometry, SI units Derived forms: steradian Related terms: degree, gradian Translations (unit): радиан (radian) [masculine] (Bulgarian), radiant [masculine] (Catalan), radian [masculine] (Catalan), 弧度 (húdù) (Chinese Mandarin), radiaal [masculine] (Dutch), radiaani (Finnish), radian [masculine] (French), Radiant [masculine] (German), ακτίνιο (aktínio) [neuter] (Greek), radian (Indonesian), raidian [masculine] (Irish), radiante [masculine] (Italian), ラジアン (rajian) (Japanese), radiāns [masculine] (Latvian), radian (Malay), radian [masculine] (Polish), radiano [masculine] (Portuguese), radian (Romanian), радиан (radian) (Russian), radián [masculine] (Slovak), radian [masculine] (Slovene), radián [masculine] (Spanish), radian [common-gender] (Swedish), radyan (Tagalog), เรเดียน (ree-dîian) (Thai), radyan (Turkish), radian [masculine] (Welsh)

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