'Radial' definitions:
Definition of 'radial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or near the radius; "the radial aspect of the forearm"
adjective
Relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; "radial velocity"
adjective
Issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light; "radial heat"
adjective
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: radial, stellate, radiate]
noun
Pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: radial, radial tire, radial-ply tire]
Definition of 'Radial'
From: GCIDE
- Radial \Ra"di*al\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*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; (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery. [1913 Webster]
- Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'radial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- approaching,
- asymptotic,
- centripetal,
- centrolineal,
- concurrent,
- confluent,
- confocal,
- connivent,
- converging,
- focal,
- meeting,
- mutually approaching,
- radiate,
- radiated,
- radiating,
- radiative,
- rayed,
- tangent,
- tangential,
- uniting