radian
/ˈɹeɪdiən/
radian noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle.
Noun
radian (plural radians)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle.
radian meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Malay
radian in Tamil
- ஆரகம், ஆரைக்கோணம், ஆரையன், ரேடியன்
radian in Urdu
- نصف قطر کا
radian in Tagalog
- unit
- radyan
radian in Malay
- unit
- radian
More languagesFewer languages
- radian in Indonesian
- radian
- radian in Thai
- เรเดียน ree-dîian
Forms of radian
| plural | radians |
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Origin of radian
From radius + -an.
Words formed from radian
Words that rhyme with radian
Questions about radian
- What does radian mean?
- Radian means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle.
- What is radian in Tamil?
- Radian in Tamil is ஆரகம், ஆரைக்கோணம், ஆரையன். See Radian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is radian?
- Radian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce radian?
- Radian is pronounced /ˈɹeɪdiən/.
- What is the plural of radian?
- The plural of radian is radians.
Words near radian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: radian (page history and authors); radian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); radian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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