RADIAL

radial, stellate, radiate

(adjective) arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; “radial symmetry”; “a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals”; “many cities show a radial pattern of main highways”

radial

(adjective) issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light; “radial heat”

radial

(adjective) relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; “radial velocity”

radial

(adjective) relating to or near the radius; “the radial aspect of the forearm”

radial, radial tire, radial-ply tire

(noun) pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

radial (comparative more radial, superlative most radial)

Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.

Moving along a radius.

(anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.

(entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.

(botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.

Noun

radial (plural radials)

A radial tire / radial tyre.

Anagrams

• Alarid, Ardila

Source: Wiktionary

Ra"di*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. radial. See Radius.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections; (Zoöl.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery. Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition