EGAVE

radial

About 7.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
    The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.
  2. adjective Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
    What is the relationship between arc length and radial length?
  3. adjective Moving or acting along a radius.
    radial velocity
  4. adjective Of, or relating to the radius bone.
  5. adjective Of, or relating to the radius , and/or the wing areas next to it.
  6. adjective Developing uniformly on all sides.
  7. adjective Having reinforcing cords placed in parallel across the tyre at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, especially as contrasted with cross-ply; see also radial tyre.
  8. noun An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel. One of a set of earthing wires arranged radially around the base of a wireless antenna.

Similar words

stellate symmetric symmetrical radial tire radial ply tire cross-sectional radar cross radio diameter

Often followed by

and nerve velocity artery distance direction head distribution velocities side

Word family

radial tire radial-ply tire radially radials

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