French Conversation · Level 34
75 words
French word
radius
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁadjys/
Meaning
- masculine nounradius
Example
Il s'est cassé le radius.
He broke his radius.
More examples
Après la chute, on a immobilisé le bras pour protéger le radius.
After the fall, they immobilized the arm to protect the radius.
Core concept
The long bone along the thumb side of the forearm that helps form the wrist.
Similar words
bras: The entire arm from the shoulder to the hand.
avant-bras: The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
Definition in French
Os long de l'avant-bras, situé du côté du pouce et impliqué dans les mouvements du poignet.
Word origin
The French anatomical term radius comes from Latin radius, a word for a ray, rod, or spoke, applied to this straight, slender bone.
Usage tips
- In ordinary speech, l'avant-bras or le bras is more common than radius, which belongs mainly to medical vocabulary.