radial

[ rey-dee-uhl ]

/ ˈreɪ di əl /

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adjective

arranged like radii or rays.

having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine.

made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut.

Zoology. pertaining to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish.

of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray.

Machinery.

having pistons moving inward and outward from a central point or shaft: a radial engine; a radial pump.
noting a bearing designed primarily to take thrusts radial to the center of rotation.

Anatomy, Entomology. of, relating to, or situated near the radius.

acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion; radial velocity.

noun

a radial section or construction.

Automotive. radial tire.

Origin of radial

1560–70; <Medieval Latin radiālis, equivalent to Latin radi(us) beam, ray (see radius) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM radial

ra·di·al·i·ty, nounra·di·al·ly, adverbmul·ti·ra·di·al, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for radial

They are spheric or ovoid, yellow in color, and have a thick, radially striated shell (Fig. 101).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The sporophyll was radially extended, and along it the large sausage-shaped sporangia were attached (see fig. 98).
Ancient Plants|Marie C. Stopes
The radially striped central capsule, enclosed in the inner shell, envelops a large central nucleus one-third its size, fig. 3.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
A circlet of radially situate infrabasals (IBB) may also be present.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various

Polyp, any radially symmetrical animal, but usually an individual in a connected colony.
A Guide for the Study of Animals|Worrallo Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for radial

radial

/ (ˈreɪdɪəl) /

adjective

(of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle

of, like, or relating to a radius or ray

spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides

of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures

anatomy of or relating to the radius or forearm

astronomy (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 objectCompare tangential (def. 2)

noun

a radial part or section

zoology

any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes
a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star

short for radial tyre, radial drilling machine

Derived forms of radial

radially, adverb

Word Origin for radial

C16: from Medieval Latin radiālis from radius

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Medical definitions for radial

radial

[ 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.

Other words from radial

ra′di•al•ly adv.

单词	radial
释义	radial [ rey-dee-uhl ] / ˈreɪ di əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR radial ON THESAURUS.COM adjective arranged like radii or rays. having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine. made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut. Zoology. pertaining to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish. of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray. Machinery. having pistons moving inward and outward from a central point or shaft: a radial engine; a radial pump. noting a bearing designed primarily to take thrusts radial to the center of rotation. Anatomy, Entomology. of, relating to, or situated near the radius. acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion; radial velocity. noun a radial section or construction. Automotive. radial tire. Origin of radial 1560–70; <Medieval Latin radiālis, equivalent to Latin radi(us) beam, ray (see radius) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM radial ra·di·al·i·ty, nounra·di·al·ly, adverbmul·ti·ra·di·al, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radial They are spheric or ovoid, yellow in color, and have a thick, radially striated shell (Fig. 101). A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd The sporophyll was radially extended, and along it the large sausage-shaped sporangia were attached (see fig. 98). Ancient Plants\|Marie C. Stopes The radially striped central capsule, enclosed in the inner shell, envelops a large central nucleus one-third its size, fig. 3. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel A circlet of radially situate infrabasals (IBB) may also be present. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various Polyp, any radially symmetrical animal, but usually an individual in a connected colony. A Guide for the Study of Animals\|Worrallo Whitney British Dictionary definitions for radial radial / (ˈreɪdɪəl) / adjective (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle of, like, or relating to a radius or ray spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures anatomy of or relating to the radius or forearm astronomy (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 objectCompare tangential (def. 2) noun a radial part or section zoology any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star short for radial tyre, radial drilling machine Derived forms of radial radially, adverb Word Origin for radial C16: from Medieval Latin radiālis from radius Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to radial spreading, spiral, branched, outspread, radiating, spoked Medical definitions for radial radial [ 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. Other words from radial 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.
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radial

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