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radius
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solar radius
unit of measurement
Schwarzschild radius
distance from a massive body where the escape velocity equals the speed of light
Earth radius
mean distance from the Earth's center to its surface
hydraulic diameter
measure of a channel flow efficiency
radius of curvature
radius of a circle which best approximates a curve in a given point
classical electron radius
physical constant providing length scale to interatomic interactions
radius of gyration
distance from center of mass to axis of rotation
radius of convergence
mathematical concept
Jupiter radius
unit of radius equal to the total radius of the planet Jupiter
gyroradius
radius of the circular movement of an electrically charged particle in a magnetic field
effective radius
of a galaxy
Einstein radius
measurement of light ray bending from a gravitational lens

radius of curvature
concept in optical lens design
operational radius
maximum range to which a vehicle can travel, complete its operational activity, and return to its origin without refueling
nuclear radius
measure of the size of atomic nuclei
turning radius
diameter of smallest circle a particular automobile or similar vehicle can turn along
equivalent spherical diameter
diameter of a sphere of the same volume as an irregularly-shaped subject
Rossby radius of deformation
length scale at which rotational effects become as important as buoyancy or gravity wave effects in the evolution of the flow about some disturbance
hydrodynamic radius
property of colloids and macromolecukes
critical radius
minimum particle size from which an aggregate is thermodynamically stable
minimum railway curve radius
shortest allowable design radius for the centerline of railway tracks
Stokes radius
parameter of solute diffusion