Radial

Quick meaning: Radial is an adjective meaning Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (geometry) Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
2. (anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
3. (entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
4. (botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.
5. An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel.
6. A radial tire / radial tyre.
7. (of a vehicle tyre) Having reinforcing cords placed in parallel across the tyre at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, especially as contrasted with cross-ply; see also radial tyre.

Example Sentences

What is the relationship between arc length and radial length?

The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.

Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.

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.

Word Forms

• radials

Synonyms for radial

Depending on context, synonyms include stellate, symmetrical, symmetric.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stellate, symmetric, symmetrical, cross-sectional, radar, cross.

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