radial

UK /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/ US /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/
adj 5noun 3

Definitions

adj

1

Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.

The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.

A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.

2

Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).

What is the relationship between arc length and radial length?

3

Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).

radial velocity

4

Of, or relating to the radius bone.

5

Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.

noun

1

An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel.

2

An item in a radial configuration, such as a spoke of a wheel.

3

A radial tire / radial tyre.

Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.

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