Radial Definition

rādē-əl
radials
adjective
Of or like a ray or rays; branching out in all directions from a common center.
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Of or situated like a radius.
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Having or characterized by parts that branch out in this way.
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Moving or directed along a radius.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or near the radius or forearm.
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noun
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A radial part or structure.
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Radial (ply) tire.

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Other Word Forms of Radial

Noun

Singular:
radial
Plural:
radials

Origin of Radial

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin radiālis from Latin radius ray

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Radial Sentence Examples

  • The male gonads are carried on the radial canals.

  • As medusae are known to bud medusae from the radial canals there is nothing impossible in Aliman's theory, but it cannot be said to have; received satisfactory proof.

  • Immediately on the‘ formation of the Canadian Pacific railway company branch lines were begun at Winnipeg and there are eight radial lines running from this centre to all parts of the country.

  • Across the arc is a transverse or radial magnetic field, and the electrodes are connected by an oscillatory circuit consisting of a condenser and inductance.

  • The gonads are on the radial canals or on the stomach (Ptychogastridae), and each gonad may be divided into two by a longitudinal sub-umbral muscle-tract.

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Words Starting With

RRARAD

Words Ending With

LALIAL

Unscrambles

radial

Words Starting With R and Ending With L

Starts With R & Ends With LStarts With RA & Ends With LStarts With R & Ends With AL

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With L