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ra·di·an

n) KEY

NOUN:
Abbr. rad

A unit of angular measure equal to the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc equal in length to the radius of the circle, approximately 57°17

44.6

. See Table at measurement.

ETYMOLOGY:
radi(us) + -an¹

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