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Meaning of 'radial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Radial [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections; (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.

Meaning of 'radial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . radial [ a]
Meaning (1):
- issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
Example in sentence:
  • radial heat
Meaning (2):
- relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
Example in sentence:
  • radial velocity
Meaning (3):
- relating to or near the radius
Example in sentence:
  • the radial aspect of the forearm
4 . radial [ s]
Meaning (4):
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
Example in sentence:
  • a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals;
  • many cities show a radial pattern of main highways;
  • radial symmetry

Nearby Words:

rad radde raddle raddock rade radeau radiale radialia radially radian

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