radial
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di adjective
1.
arranged like radii or rays.
2.
having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine.
3.
made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut.
4.
Zoology. pertaining to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish.
5.
of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray.
6.
Machinery.
a.
having pistons moving inward and outward from a central point or shaft: a radial engine; a radial pump.
b.
noting a bearing designed primarily to take thrusts radial to the center of rotation.
7.
Anatomy, Entomology. of, pertaining to, or situated near the radius.
8.
acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion; radial velocity.
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radial (ˈreɪdɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 Compare tangential (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 |
| —n | |
| 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. | radial tyre short for radial drilling machine |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin radiālis from | |
| 'radially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
radial
1570, from M.L. radialis, from L. radius "beam of light" (see radius). As a type of tire, attested from 1965, short for radial-ply (tire).
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Medical Dictionary
radial ra·di·al (rā'dē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or near the radius or forearm.
Moving or directed along a radius.
Radiating from or converging to a common center.
ra'di·al·ly adv.
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Example sentences
It consists of two planes of fibers, between which the deep branch of the radial nerve lies.
The resulting surface slick will spread into a thin film due to the radial outflow of entrained water near the surface.
Rings represent kingdoms, radial wedges represent centuries, and the names of kingdoms are printed on the moveable arm.
It has been suggested that the radial arteries might function better than saphenous veins as conduits.
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