"radial" in the noun sense
1. radial, radial tire, radial-ply tire
pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
"radial" in the adjective sense
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, stellate, radiate
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"
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