radius

/ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/noun
Middle School
1

The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.

2

The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.

3

One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.

4

A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.

5

The length of this line segment.

6

Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.

7

The minimum eccentricity of any vertex, for a given graph.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing