spoke wise

spoke·wise

[spohk-wahyz]
adverb
1.
in relation to, away from, or toward a center, as the spokes on a wheel: The projections were arranged spokewise around the core.
adjective
2.
having the parts placed as the spokes on a wheel; radiating from a center: a spokewise structure.

Origin:
1835–45; spoke2 + -wise

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