Radial

What do we mean by radial?

Of, relating to, or arranged like rays or radii. adjective

Radiating from or converging to a common center. adjective

Having or characterized by parts so arranged or so radiating. adjective

Moving or directed along a radius. adjective

Of, relating to, or near the radius or forearm. adjective

Developing symmetrically about a central point. adjective

A radial part, such as a ray, spoke, or radius. noun

A radial tire. noun

In ichthyology, one of the cartilaginous rays supporting the median fins of elasmobranchs. noun

Of or pertaining to a ray or a radius (or radii); having the character or appearance of a ray or a radius; grouped or appearing like radii or rays; shooting out as from a center; being or moving in the direction of the radius.

Specifically— In anatomy, of or pertaining in any way to the radius (see radius, 2): as, the radial artery, nerve, vein; radial articulations or movements; the radial side or aspect of the arm, wrist, or hand; the radial group of muscles; the radial pronator or supinator.

In zoology, rayed, radiate, or radiating; of or pertaining to the rays, arms, or radiating processes of an animal; relating to the radially disposed or actinomeric parts of the Radiata and similar animals. See cut under medisiform.

In ichthyology, of or pertaining to the radialia. See radiale .

In botany:

Belonging to a ray, as of an umbel or of a flower-head in the Compositæ.

Developing uniformly on all sides of the axis: opposed to bifacial or dorsiventral.

A radiating or radial part: a ray. noun

The fourth joint, counting from the base, of the pedipalp of a spider. noun

Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated. adjective

A radial tire / radial tyre.

Words that are spelled similarly to radial:
radial, radical, racial, radian, redial, radiac, radiad, radia, radikal, radil.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word radial:
glia, ulnar, tangential, spectrograph, circumferential, cowling, velocity, axial, tires, artery, doppler, forearm, nerve, propeller, piston, symmetry, concentric, inline, wrist, undercarriage, tyres, tire, angular, ribs, engine, distal, measurements, radius, ligament, bearings, maze, collateral, coordinate, thumb, deviation, fuselage, orbital, jupiter, acceleration, gravitational, spherical, stellar, cylinder, streetcar, lateral, posterior, vein, ridges, spectral, turbine, cockpit, veins, displacement, planet, prototype, planets, equation, transverse, pulse, laser, muscles, gates, circular, pratt, shaft, anterior, mounted, orbit, fitted, telescope, axis, arm, rows, variations, enclosed, component, vector, cooling, nose, powered, copenhagen, dorsal, gear, rotation, observatory, sailing, angle, coordinates, flew, aircraft, wheels, distance, companion, motion, outer, directions, pattern, direction, method, configuration.

Words that rhyme with radial:
lady hill, shady hill.

Adjectives that are often used to describe radial:
distal, superficial, right, single, invest, cylinder, deep, cooled, free, proximal, left, more, longitudinal, dimensionless, gastrointest, posterior, lower, umbilical, upper, tangential, degree, anterior, normal, fine, vertical, belted, short, oral, complete, primary, strong, dorsal, simple, recurrent, maximum, effective, straight, corresponding, constant, numerous, typical, heavy, inter, average, pure, relative, distinct, composite, apical, horizontal, secondary, normalized, combined, uniform, characteristic, axial, circular, double, inner, joint, excessive, static, mean, absent, cylindrical, linear, non.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective radial:
nerve, artery, direction, head, side, velocity, pulse, lines, flow, component, distance, distribution, function, symmetry, canals, line, functions, keratotomy, velocities, section, position, deviation, engine, pattern, field, stress, force, walls, gradient, displacement, motion, growth, arrangement, styloid, arm, aspect, engines, ribs, arteries, nerves, load, structure, tires, fibers, clearance, profile, equation, pressure, variation, cracks, border, profiles, acceleration, diffusion, flap, immunodiffusion, dependence, ligament, palsy, expansion, rows, fractures, glia, notch, distances, surface, sector, fracture, directions, canal, tuberosity, fibres, arms, maze, incisions, gradients, sections, vein, vessels, loads, networks, bearings, components, network, plane, muscles, pulses, stresses, distributions, spokes, variations.

Consonant match to radial:
ruderal, redial, radiale.

Words that sound like radial:
radial, redial, radle, radia, radially, radials, radio, riddle, radiate, radium, radian, raddle, radii, riddel, ratel, riddell, ruddle, ridel, rydell, radel, riedel, raw deal, rudel, redel, rodel, radio-, ruddell, reddle, rodell, reidel, rhodia, redia, rodia, reddell, riedl, rydal, ruderal, readying, rodwell, roadkill, red pill, road kill, red hill, rod cell, rudelle, rachel, rachael, racial, rachell, raval, cradle, radical, rattle, rodeo, radius, raphael, rightful, radios, readable, racheal, radicle, rady, rhodium, radious, rodio, reda, redouble, radler, ridable, ragle, ridicle, rideable, gradle, radeon, red apple, redtail, ragel, rafle, radikal, radialis, roadeo, rodion, radioes, ratal, ritzel, red poll, retral, rodale, red tail, rhodian, radicel, redpoll, predial, rdl, red cole, riedesel, road toll, red ale, red mile, rhodiola.