radial

radial
I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin radialis, from Latin radius ray Date: 1570 1. arranged or having parts arranged like rays 2. a. 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 • radially adverb II. noun Date: 1872 1. a. a radial part b. ray 2. a body part (as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius 3. a pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at approximately 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread — called also radial-ply tire, radial tire

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  • radial — radial, iale, iaux [ radjal, jo ] adj. et n. f. • av. 1478; du lat. radius 1 ♦ Anat. Qui a rapport au radius ou à la partie de l avant bras correspondant au radius. Nerf radial : branche postérieure du plexus brachial. Artère radiale. 2 ♦ (1898)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • radial — RADIÁL, Ă, radiali, e, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care pleacă dintr un centru ca razele unui cerc sau ale unei sfere; dispus în formă de raze; radiar, radiat. [pr.: di al] – Din fr., germ. radial. Trimis de RACAI, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  RADIÁL… …   Dicționar Român

  • Radial — can refer to: * Vector (geometric), a line * Radius, adjective form of * A radial pattern is one that appears to radiate from a point, like the spokes from the hub of a wheel * Radial (radio), used to determine average elevation above mean sea… …   Wikipedia

  • 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; (Zo[ o]l.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • radial — radial, ale 1. (ra di al, a l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. Qui a rapport au radius. Les muscles radiaux. L artère radiale.    S. m. Nom de certains muscles qui occupent la région radiale : le radial antérieur, le radial court externe, le radial long… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Radial — steht für: Radial (Luftfahrt), die Richtung eines Peilstrahls radial steht für: geradlinig von einem Punkt ausgehend bzw. entlang des Radius eine Bezeichnung in der Anatomie, siehe Lage und Richtungsbezeichnungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Radial — Magnétique Radial magnétique d un point : Demi droite partant d un point repéré par une mesure angulaire à partir du nord magnétique (ou relèvement magnétique). Radial (magnétique) d un VHF Omnidirectional Range (ou VOR) : Axe… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • radial — adjetivo 1. Área: geometría Del radio: longitud radial. 2. Que está dispuesto de forma similar al conjunto de radios de una circunferencia: aletas radiales de un pez. España tiene una red de carreteras radial. 3. [Neumático …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • radial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common centre. 2) (also radial ply) (of a tyre) in which the layers of fabric have their cords running at right angles to the circumference of the tyre.… …   English terms dictionary

  • radial — [rā′dē əl] adj. [< ML radialis: see RADIUS] 1. a) of or like a ray or rays; branching out in all directions from a common center b) having or characterized by parts that branch out in this way 2. of or situated like a radius 3. Anat. of or… …   English World dictionary

  • radial — relacionado con el radio, un hueso de antebrazo; un nervio del plexo braquial Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. radial Perteneciente al radio …   Diccionario médico

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