radial
/ˈɹeɪdi.əl/
radial adjective: arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
Adjective
radial (comparative more radial, superlative most radial)
- Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.
- 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...2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
- Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
- What is the relationship between arc length and radial length?
- Moving or acting along a radius.
- radial velocity
- Of, or relating to the radius bone.
- Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
- Developing uniformly on all sides.
- 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.
Noun
radial (plural radials)
- An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel.
- One of a set of earthing wires arranged radially around the base of a wireless antenna.
- A radial tire / radial tyre.
- Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.1976, Paddy Chayefsky, Network, spoken by Howard Beele (Peter Finch)
radial meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
radial in Hindi
- arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common center
- त्रिज्यीय trijyīya
radial in Tamil
- ஆரைக்குரிய, ஆரப்போக்கு, ஆரச்சீர், ஆரையான, ஆரச்சிரை, ஆரத்தசை
radial in Marathi
- रेडियल
radial in Urdu
- کرنی, شعائی
More languagesFewer languages
- radial in Bengali
- রেডিয়াল, রেডিযাল
- radial in Telugu
- రేడియల్
- radial in Malayalam
- റേഡിയൽ
- radial in Kannada
- ರೇಡಿಯಲ್
- radial in Punjabi
- ਰੇਡੀਅਲ, ਰੈਡੀਅਲ, ਰੇਡੀਏਅਲ
- radial in Gujarati
- રેડિયલ, ત્રિજ્યાત્મક
- radial in Odia
- ରେଡିଆଲ୍, ରେଡିଆଲ
- radial in Nepali
- रेडियल
Examples of radial in a sentence
- The secondary xylem usually consists of axial and radial elements.
- A starfish has radial symmetry; a butterfly does not.
- The radial distance between such a maximum and minimum is called the diastem.
Forms of radial
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more radial |
| superlative | most radial |
| Noun | |
| plural | radials |
Origin of radial
From Medieval Latin radiālis (“radial”), from Latin radius. By surface analysis, radius + -al.
Words formed from radial
- brachioradial
- circumradial
- corradial
- cubitoradial
- dorsoradial
- equiradial
- hexaradial
- humeroradial
- hyperradial
- interradial
- isoradial
- multiradial
- nonradial
- octoradial
- orthoradial
- pentaradial
- perradial
- quadriradial
- radial arm maze
- radial arm saw
- radial artery
- radial basis function
- radial bearing
- radial bone
- radial button
- radial canal
- radial chromatography
- radial cleavage
- radial collateral artery
- radial curve
- radial displacement
- radial distribution function
- radial embedding
- radial engine
- radial gate
- radial glial cell
- radial growth phase
- radial index artery
- radial integral
- radialise
- radiality
- radialization
- radialize
- radial keratotomy
- radial line
- radial menu
- radialmost
- radial nerve
- radial-ply tire
- radial-ply tyre
- radial point
- radial saw
- radial shaft seal
- radial shield
- radial symmetry
- radial tire
- radial tyre
- radial tunnel syndrome
- radial vein
- radial velocity
Phrases with radial
- radial saws
- radial bones
- radial gates
- radial tires
- radial tyres
- radial veins
- radial canals
- radial curves
- radial nerves
- radial engines
- radial shields
- radial arm saws
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Questions about radial
- What does radial mean?
- Radial means arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- What is radial in Hindi?
- Radial in Hindi is त्रिज्यीय (trijyīya). See Radial meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is radial?
- Radial can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce radial?
- Radial is pronounced /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/.
Words near radial in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: radial (page history and authors); radial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); radial (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); radial (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); radial (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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