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Definitions for Radial

[1] arranged like radii or rays.
[2] having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine.
[3] made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut.
[4] Zoology . pertaining to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish.
[5] of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray.
[6] 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.
[7] Anatomy , Entomology . of, relating to, or situated near the radius.
[8] acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion; radial velocity.
[9] a radial section or construction.
[10] Automotive . radial tire.
[11] (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle
[12] of, like, or relating to a radius or ray
[13] spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides
[14] of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures
[15] anatomy of or relating to the radius or forearm
[16] 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 object Compare tangential (def. 2)
[17] a radial part or section
[18] 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
[19] short for radial tyre, radial drilling machine

Words related to Radial

spiral, branched, outspread, radiating, spoked

Words nearby Radial

radhakrishnan, radi-, radiability, radiable, radiad, radial, radial artery, radial artery, radial collateral artery, radial drilling machine, radial engine

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 , noun
ra·di·al·ly , adverb
mul·ti·ra·di·al , adjective
ra′ di•al•ly adv.

Word origin for Radial

C16: from Medieval Latin radiālis from radius

Synonyms for Radial

spiral, spreading, branched, outspread, radiating, spoked