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radial (adjective, noun) -
adjective
1: arranged or having parts arranged like rays
2a: relating to, placed like, or moving along a radius
b: characterized by divergence from a center
3: of, relating to, or adjacent to a bodily radius
4: developing uniformly around a central axis
noun
1a: a radial part
b: ray
2: a body part (such as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius
3: a pneumatic tyre in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at approximately 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : Picture the sun shining brightly on a cloudless day. Its rays stretch in every direction along radiant radii so far-reaching they radiate daylight. It's pretty rad, and it's a cinch to describe in English thanks to the expansive influence of the Latin noun radius, meaning "ray." As you might have guessed, radius is an ancestor of the English words ray, radiant, radiate, and of course radius. It's also the sunny source of radial, which joined our language in the 1500s as an adjective meaning "arranged or having parts arranged like rays." Radial has bourgeoned in meaning over the centuries, adopting unique applications across many fields including medicine, engineering, and astronomy.
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