1
: arranged or having parts arranged like rays
2
a
: relating to, placed like, or moving along a radius
b
: characterized by divergence from a center
3
: of, relating to, or adjacent to a bodily radius
4
: developing uniformly around a central axis
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Adjective
the radial form of a starfish
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Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The retro wood radial pattern on black metal legs suits modern farmhouse and vintage aesthetics that can be styled in any room.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
The top speed is governed at 130 mph and limited by the H rating of the Goodyear radials.
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
The cardiology team made a small puncture of David’s right radial artery and threaded a catheter up into his coronary arteries.
—Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
The retro wood radial pattern on black metal legs suits modern farmhouse and vintage aesthetics that can be styled in any room.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
All-weather radials and fine dining have little in common, after all.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
The top speed is governed at 130 mph and limited by the H rating of the Goodyear radials.
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Radial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radial. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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radial
2 of 2 noun1
: a radial part
2
: a tire in which the ply cords are at right angles to the centerline of the tread
called also radial tire
Medical Definition
radial
2 of 2 noun
: a body part (as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius
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