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ALL meanings of radial

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  • noun radial Of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common center. 1
  • adjective radial relating to a radius 1
  • adjective radial arranged like radii or rays. 1
  • adjective radial having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine. 1
  • adjective radial made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut. 1
  • adjective radial Zoology. pertaining to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish. 1
  • adjective radial of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray. 1
  • adjective radial Machinery. having pistons moving inward and outward from a central point or shaft: a radial engine; a radial pump. noting a bearing designed primarily to take thrusts radial to the center of rotation. 1
  • adjective radial Anatomy, Entomology. of, relating to, or situated near the radius. 1
  • adjective radial acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion; radial velocity. 1
  • noun radial a radial section or construction. 1
  • noun radial Automotive. radial tire. 1
  • adjective radial Radial refers to the pattern that you get when straight lines are drawn from the centre of a circle to a number of points round the edge. 0
  • countable noun radial A radial or a radial tyre is a tyre which is strengthened inside by cords that point towards the centre of the wheel. Radials are less likely to slide sideways on wet or icy roads than other tyres. 0
  • adjective radial (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle 0
  • adjective radial of, like, or relating to a radius or ray 0
  • adjective radial spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides 0
  • adjective radial of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures 0
  • adjective radial of or relating to the radius or forearm 0
  • adjective radial (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 0
  • noun radial a radial part or section 0
  • noun radial any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes 0
  • noun radial a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star 0
  • adjective radial of or like a ray or rays; branching out in all directions from a common center 0
  • adjective radial having or characterized by parts that branch out in this way 0
  • adjective radial of or situated like a radius 0
  • adjective radial of or near the radius or forearm 0
  • noun radial a radial part or structure 0
  • noun radial radial (ply) tire 0
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