radial
    adj 1: relating to or near the radius; "the radial aspect of the
           forearm"
    2: relating to or moving along or having the direction of a
       radius; "radial velocity"
    3: issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of
       light; "radial heat"
    4: 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"
       [syn: radial, stellate, radiate]
    n 1: pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: radial,
         radial tire, radial-ply tire]

Radial \Ra"di*al\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*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;
   (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.
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   Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry.
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