RADIAL - Definition

Pronunciation:		'reydeeul
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [adj] 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" [adj] issuing in rays; relating to rays of light; "intense radial heat" [adj] relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; "radial velocity" [adj] relating to or near the radius; "the radial aspect of the forearm"

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	Synonyms:	radial tire, radial-ply tire, stellate, symmetric, symmetrical

	See Also:	pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ra"di*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; (Zo["o]l.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery. {Radial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.