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Definition of radial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

radial

adjective
 
/ˈreɪdiəl/
 
/ˈreɪdiəl/
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  1. having a pattern of lines, etc. that go out from a central point towards the edge of a circle
    • the radial pattern of public transport facilities
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRadial is used with these nouns:
    • tyre
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin radialis, from Latin radius ‘staff, spoke, ray’.
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