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I am sorry radius was named after george radius who was a scientisit

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Who is the radius of a circle named after?

The radius is not named after any person.


Why were polonium and radium named?

Polonium was named after Polonia and radium after radius (ray in the Latin language).


A part of circle named by its endpoints?

A chord or its radius


Why is it not true that radius circumference and diameter are named after a king Queen and Prince?

Because it was not


What is the part of a circle named by its endpoints?

A chord or radius. They are both the same. :)


Is it true or not true that radius circumference and diameter was named after a king queen or prince?

It is not true


How did the radius arm bone get its name?

The radius bone is so named because of its ability to rotate around the ulna bone, which allows the forearm to rotate. This rotation motion gives the appearance that the radius is "radiating" around the ulna, hence the name "radius."


Is the radium named after someone?

No, the name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius, equivalent to radiation.


Why they named the element radium?

The name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius (equivalent to radiation).


Why radius is called radius?

Radius The word radius was a Latin word for the spoke of a wheel. The similarity of radius to the Indo-European root werad from which we get radical and rhizome and the image of the roots of a plant spreading out in all directions like the spokes of a wheel seem too much to resist. Whatever its origin, the word radius was shortened to produce ray, and is also the source of the word radio, named because the electromagnetic rays radiate out in every direction.


Who discovered circumference of circle?

The ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras is usually creditted for the discovery of the ratio of circumference to radius of circles. That is, Circumference = 2 * Pi * Radius. The number Pi represents (3.1415....) is named after him.


Who named the element radium?

Radium was discovered and named in 1898 by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and Gustave Bemont; the name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius (equivalent to radiation).