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| proximity fuze |
a fuze that uses a sensor to detonate a bomb, missile, or the like within a certain radius of the target. |
| radial |
of or pertaining to a radius. [4/7 definitions] |
| radian |
a unit of angular measure. One radian is defined as the angle that is formed when two radii of a circle cut a slice of the circumference that is equal in length to the radius. |
| radii |
a plural form of radius. |
| radius |
the length of a radius line segment; one half of the diameter. [3/7 definitions] |
| sine |
of an angle whose vertex is the center of a circle, and one of whose sides is on the x axis, the positive or negative ratio of the ordinate of the arc cut by the angle's other side to the radius of the circle. [1/2 definitions] |
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