/
ˈreɪdɪəs/
n.
 (pl. radii  
/-dɪʌɪ/
 or radiuses)
     - a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere. 
▸a radial line from the focus to any point of a curve.
 - a specified distance from a centre in all directions:
 there are plenty of pubs within a two-mile radius.
 - Anatomy  & Zoology  a bone of the forearm or forelimb, in humans the thicker and shorter of two.
 - Zoology  a radially symmetric feature in an echinoderm or coelenterate, e.g. an arm of a starfish.
 - Entomology  a main vein in an insect's wing.
 
v.
 (radiuses, radiusing, radiused)
 
[
often as adj. radiused]
 make (a corner or edge) rounded.
Etymology
C16: from L., lit. ‘staff, spoke, ray’.