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radial

adjective noun

arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
L
Contains
AD
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹeɪdi.əl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center

    “radial symmetry”

adjective

  1. issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light

    “radial heat”

adjective

  1. relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius

    “radial velocity”

adjective

  1. relating to or near the radius

    “the radial aspect of the forearm”

noun

  1. pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing

In context

Example Sentences

radial symmetry
a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
many cities show a radial pattern of main highways
radial heat
radial velocity
the radial aspect of the forearm

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