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radial

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adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, radial means arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre. As a noun, it means a radial tire / radial tyre.

Meanings of radial

8 meanings

adjective

  1. Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.

  2. Moving along a radius.

  3. anatomyOf, or relating to the radius bone.

  4. entomologyOf, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.

  5. botanyDeveloping uniformly on all sides.

  6. Issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light

    “radial heat”

noun

  1. A radial tire / radial tyre.

  2. Pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing

    Similar: radial tire, radial-ply tire

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
stellateradiate
noun: pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
radial tireradial-ply tire

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