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ra·di·al

(rā′dē-əl)

adj.

a. Of, relating to, or arranged like rays or radii.

b. Radiating from or converging to a common center.

c. Having or characterized by parts so arranged or so radiating.

2. Moving or directed along a radius.

3. Anatomy Of, relating to, or near the radius or forearm.

4. Developing symmetrically about a central point.

1. A radial part, such as a ray, spoke, or radius.

2. A radial tire.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin radiālis, from Latin radius, ray, spoke, radius of a circle; see ray¹.]

ra′di·al·ly adv.

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radial

(ˈreɪdɪəl)

adj

1. (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle

2. of, like, or relating to a radius or ray

3. spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides

4. (Zoology) of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures

5. (Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to the radius or forearm

6. (Astronomy) astronomy (of velocity) in a direction along the line of sight of a celestial object and measured by means of the red shift (or blue shift) of the spectral lines of the object. Compare tangential²

7. a radial part or section

8. (Zoology) zoology

a. any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes

b. a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star

9. (Automotive Engineering) short for radial tyre, radial drilling machine

[C16: from Medieval Latin radiālis from radius]

ˈradially adv

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ra•di•al

(ˈreɪ di əl)

adj.

1. arranged or having parts arranged like radii or rays.

2. made in the direction of a radius; going from the center outward or from the circumference inward along a radius: a radial cut.

3. of, like, or pertaining to a radius or a ray.

4. of, pertaining to, or situated near the radius of the forearm.

5. acting along or in the direction of the radius of a circle: radial motion.

6. a radial section, part, or structure.

7. radial tire.

[1560–70; < Medieval Latin radiālis= Latin radi(us) beam, ray (see radius) + -ālis -al¹]

ra′di•al•ly, adv.

radial

A magnetic bearing extending from a very high frequency omni-range and/or tactical air navigation station.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	radial - pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing radial tire, radial-ply tire pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
Adj.	1.	radial - relating to or near the radius; "the radial aspect of the forearm"
	2.	radial - relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; "radial velocity"
	3.	radial - issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light; "radial heat"
	4.	radial - 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" radiate, stellate symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

Translations

radial

radiale

лучистый

radial

[ˈreɪdɪəl]

A. ADJ

1. [engine, tyre] → radial

2. (Med) → radial, del radio

B. N (also radial tyre) → neumático m radial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

radial

[ˈreɪdiəl] adj (also radial-ply) → à carcasse radialeradial tyre n → pneu m à carcasse radiale

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

radial

adj (Tech) → radial; beams, bars, lines also → strahlenförmig; (Anat) → Speichen-

n → Gürtelreifen m

radial

radial artery

n → Speichenschlagader f

radial engine

n → Sternmotor m

radial(-ply) tyre

n → Gürtelreifen m

radial velocity

n → Radialgeschwindigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

radial

[ˈreɪdɪəl] adj (also radial-ply) (tyre) → radiale

radial

adj (anat) radial

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