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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
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