radius
/ˈreɪdiəs/
Syllables ra·di·us
Stress RA-di-us
Phonics Breakdown
ra
/reɪ/
long a_e
di
/di/
long i (i_e)
us
/əs/
schwa
Meaning
a straight line from the center of a circle to its edge; a range or distance
Sound Reference
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ra=/reɪ/(rain) + di=/di/(divide) + us=/əs/(focus)
Example
The radius of the circle is five centimeters.