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Radial

see synonyms of radial

Noun

1. radial, radial tire, radial-ply tire

pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing

Adjective

2. radial

relating to or near the radius

Example Sentences:
'the radial aspect of the forearm'

3. radial

relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius

Example Sentences:
'radial velocity'

4. radial

issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light

Example Sentences:
'radial heat'

5. radial, radiate, stellate

arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center

Example Sentences:
'radial symmetry'
'a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals'
'many cities show a radial pattern of main highways'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Radial

see synonyms of radial
adjective
1. 
(of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle
2. 
of, like, or relating to a radius or ray
3. 
spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides
4. 
of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures
5. anatomy
of or relating to the radius or forearm
6. astronomy
(of velocity) in a direction along the line of sight of a celestial object and measured by means of the red shift (or blue shift) of the spectral lines of the object
Compare tangential (sense 2)
noun
7. 
a radial part or section
8. zoology
a. 
any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes
b. 
a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star
9.  short for radial tyre, radial drilling machine

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Radial

see synonyms of radial
adjective
1. 
a. 
of or like a ray or rays; branching out in all directions from a common center
b. 
having or characterized by parts that branch out in this way
2. 
of or situated like a radius
3.  Anatomy
of or near the radius or forearm
noun
4. 
a radial part or structure
5. 
radial (ply) tire

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Radial

see synonyms of radial
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or arranged like rays or radii.
b. Radiating from or converging to a common center.
c. Having or characterized by parts so arranged or so radiating.
2. Moving or directed along a radius.
3. Anatomy Of, relating to, or near the radius or forearm.
4. Developing symmetrically about a central point.
n.
1. A radial part, such as a ray, spoke, or radius.
2. A radial tire.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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