radial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/

Adjective

radial (comparative more radial, superlative most radial)

1. Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
   • 2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, pages 112-3:

     A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.

2. Moving along a radius.
3. (anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
4. (entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
5. (botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.

Derived terms

terms derived from radial

• radial arm maze
• radial arm saw
• radial artery
• radial basis function
• radial cleavage
• radial collateral artery
• radial curve
• radial displacement
• radial embedding
• radial engine
• radial growth phase
• radial index artery
• radial integral

• radial keratotomy
• radial line
• radial nerve
• radial-ply tire / radial-ply tyre
• radial point
• radial symmetry
• radial tire / radial tyre
• radial vein
• radial velocity

Translations

arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common center

• Catalan: radial
• Finnish: säteittäinen (fi), säde-, säteittäis-, säteis-, sädemäinen, radiaali, radiaalinen (fi)
• French: radial (fr)
• German: radial (de)
• Greek: ακτινοειδής (el) (aktinoeidís)
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• Occitan: radial
• Romanian: radial (ro)
• Russian: радиальный (ru) (radialʹnyj), лучевой (ru) (lučevoj)
• Spanish: radial

moving along a radius

• Russian: радиальный (ru) (radialʹnyj)
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of, or relating to the radius bone

• Catalan: radial
• Finnish: värttinäluu-
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• Russian: лучевой (ru) (lučevoj)

Noun

radial (plural radials)

1. A radial tire / radial tyre.

Translations

tire

• Finnish: vyörengas
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Anagrams

• Alarid, Ardila

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀaˈdi̯aːl/

• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

radial (not comparable)

1. radial

Adverb

radial

1. radially

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈdjal/ [raˈð̞jal]

Adjective

radial m or f (masculine and feminine plural radiales)

1. radial
2. of or pertaining to radio

Derived terms

• braquiorradial

Related terms

• radio

Noun

radial m (plural radiales)

1. (geometry) radian

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001