Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

radiality

 - 4 dictionary results

ra⋅di⋅al

[rey-dee-uhl]
–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.
–noun
9. a radial section or construction.
10. Automotive. radial tire.

Origin:
1560–70; < ML radiālis, equiv. to L radi(us) beam, ray (see radius ) + -ālis -al 1


ra⋅di⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
ra⋅di⋅al⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To radiality
Word Origin & History

radial  (adj.)
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2radial
Function: noun
: a body part (as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

radial ra·di·al (rā'dē-əl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or near the radius or forearm.

  2. Moving or directed along a radius.

  3. Radiating from or converging to a common center.


ra'di·al·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see radiality on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: