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radial
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adjective
relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
radial velocity
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adjective
relating to or near the radius
the radial aspect of the forearm
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adjective
issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
radial heat
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adjective
(= stellate, radiate)
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
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noun
pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
duct
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noun
(= canal, channel)
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the tear duct was obstructed
the alimentary canal
poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
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noun
an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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noun
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls