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radial

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Radial  \Ra"di*al\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  radial.  See  {Radius}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  radius  or  ray;  consisting  of  or  like 
  radii  or  rays;  radiated;  as  (Bot.)  radial  projections; 
  (Zo["o]l.)  radial  vessels  or  canals;  (Anat.)  the  radial 
  artery. 
 
  {Radial  symmetry}.  (Biol.)  See  under  {Symmetry}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  radial 
  adj  1:  relating  to  or  near  the  radius;  "the  radial  aspect  of  the 
  forearm" 
  2:  relating  to  or  moving  along  or  having  the  direction  of  a 
  radius;  "radial  velocity" 
  3:  issuing  in  rays;  relating  to  rays  of  light;  "intense  radial 
  heat" 
  4:  arranged  like  rays  or  radii;  radiating  from  a  common  center; 
  "radial  symmetry";  "a  starlike  or  stellate  arrangement  of 
  petals";  "many  cities  show  a  radial  pattern  of  main 
  highways"  [syn:  {stellate}] 
  n  :  has  radial-ply  casing  [syn:  {radial  tire},  {radial  ply  tire}]




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