radial
IPA: rˈeɪdiʌɫ
noun
- A radial tire / radial tyre.
adjective
- Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
- Moving along a radius.
- (anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
- (entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
- (botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.
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Examples of "radial" in Sentences
- The flowers are inconspicuous, radial and unisexual.
- The surface is latticed, sculptured with radial ribs.
- These extensor muscles are supplied by the radial nerve.
- The sea nettle is radially symmetrical, marine, and carnivorous.
- That is the gravitational attraction term in the radial equation.
- Each of the bracing units is expansible in a non radial direction.
- A radial tongue of the latch cooperatively engages a striker mechanism.
- The bearings transmit thrust and radially center the shaft in the housing.
- The pilot burner is positioned in the radially outward portion of the augmentor.
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