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forearm

Definitions

verb

  1. arm in advance of a confrontation

noun

  1. the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist

Examples

Then prop yourself up using your toes and forearms maintaining a flat position.

Lie on your side resting on one forearm with your legs extended.

The organisation's shield consisted of a male forearm whose fist was thrusting the point of a spear into the jaws of a wolf.

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radius

Definitions

noun

  1. the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
  2. the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
  3. a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
  4. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
  5. a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)

Examples

Recall that given a circle of radius r, the circumference is 2pr.

Comparisons between ions are then expressed as a radius ratio, the ratio of the cation radius to the anion radius.

In the third chapter, using the second-order momentum of beam radius, the Rayleigh range and beam propagation factor of three different polarized beam arrays are derived.

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