EARTH RADIUS

Domain	Definition
Space	The average radius of the Earth, a convenient unit of distance in describing phenomena and orbits in the Earth�s neighborhood in space. 1 RE = 6371 km = 3960 miles, approximately. (RE). (references)
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Earth radii are sometimes used to measure distance. The radius of Earth is approximately 6,378 km. This distance is usually denoted by R_E.

See also: Effective Earth radius

Expression using "EARTH RADIUS": true earth radius. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "EARTH RADIUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		virkelig jordradius (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), sand jordradius (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Dutch		werkelijke aardstraal (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), werkelijke aardradius (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Finnish		efektiivinen maansäde (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), todellinen maansäde (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

French		rayon terrestre réel (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), rayon réel de la terre (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

German		reeller Erdradius (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Greek		πραγματική ακτίνα γης (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), πραγματική ακτίνα της γης (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Italian		raggio terrestre reale (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), raggio reale della Terra (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Pig Latin		earthay adiusray

Portuguese		raio terrestre real (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), raio real da Terra (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)

Spanish		radio verdadero de la Tierra (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), radio terrestre real (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius), radio real de la Tierra (actual radius of the earth, effective Earth's radius, effective radius of the Earth, real radius of the earth, true earth radius). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-h-i-r-r-s-t-u"
	-2 letters: diarrheas.
	-3 letters: airdates, airheads, arethusa, dataries, dhurries, diarrhea, druthers, hardiest, hetairas, radiates, redshirt, sturdier, thesauri, trashier, trihedra, urethras.
	-4 letters: airdate, airhead, airshed, airthed, aridest, aristae, arrased, artsier, asteria, astride, atresia, aurated, darters, dashier, daturas, dauties, dearths, dhurrie, diaster, disrate, dithers, durries, dustier, erratas, hardest, hardier, hardies, hardset, harried, harries, hastier, hatreds, hetaira, hirsute.
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