radial — ONAD

radial /ˈrādēəl, ˈreɪdiəl

▸ adjective

1 of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common center:

four mosaics have a radial arrangement.

▪ (of a road or route) running directly from a town or city center to an outlying district:

a ring road to which the principal radial roads of London would connect.

▪ denoting a tire in which the layers of fabric have their cords running at right angles to the circumference of the tyre and the tread is strengthened by further layers around the circumference. Compare with bias-ply.

2 Anatomy & Zoology relating to the radius.

▸ noun

1 a radial tire.

2 a radial road.

3 Zoology a supporting ray in a fish's fin.

4 short for radial engine.

– DERIVATIVES
radially /ˈrādēəlē, ˈreɪdiəli

/ adverb

– ORIGIN late 16th century : from medieval Latin radialis, from Latin radius (see radius).