radial
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radial
- /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin radiālis (“radial”), from Latin radius. By surface analysis, radius + -al.
adjective more radial · most radial
- Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre. The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.
- Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre). What is the relationship between arc length and radial length?
- Moving or acting along a radius. radial velocity
- Of, or relating to the radius bone.
- Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
- Developing uniformly on all sides.
- Having reinforcing cords placed in parallel across the tyre at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, especially as contrasted with cross-ply; see also radial tyre.
noun radials
- An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel.
- One of a set of earthing wires arranged radially around the base of a wireless antenna.
- A radial tire / radial tyre. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stellate, symmetric, symmetrical, radial tire, cross-sectional, radar, cross, radio, diameter, ring, wye, spoke, hub-and-spoke, racial, radius, tire
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adj arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common center
| Español | radial |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | त्रिज्यीय trijyīya |
| Português | radial |
| Français | radial |
| Deutsch | strahlenförmig, strahlig, radial |
| Ελληνικά | ακτινοειδής aktinoeidís |
| Română | radial |
| Русский | радиальный radialʹnyj, лучевой lučevoj |
adj moving along a radius
| Português | radial |
|---|---|
| Русский | радиальный radialʹnyj |
adj of, or relating to the radius bone
| Русский | лучевой lučevoj |
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