HyperDic: radian

English > 1 sense of the word radian:
NOUNquantityradian, radthe unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
English > radian: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees).
Synonymrad
PartsmilliradianA unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian
Broaderangular unitA unit of measurement for angles
Spanishradián
Catalanradian, rad

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