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# radial

adjective; noun (a radial, radials)

«radial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Spreading out from a centre, like the spokes of a wheel or the rays of the sun: «a radial pattern». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#m1)
2. (maths) To do with the radius of a circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#m2)
3. (science, body) To do with the radius bone in the forearm: «the radial artery», used to feel your pulse at the wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#m3)
4. (noun) A radial tyre, a kind of car tyre; or a road leading out from a city centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths it links to the radius and circles; in science and PE you find your radial pulse at the wrist; in nature, starfish and flowers have radial symmetry. Phrases: «radial symmetry», «radial pulse», «radial roads», «radial tyres».

### Examples

- A starfish has radial symmetry, with arms spreading from the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x1)
- Find your radial pulse on the thumb side of your wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x2)
- The city's radial roads lead out like spokes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x3)
- A spider's web has radial threads and spiral threads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x4)
- Daisies show a radial pattern of petals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x5)
- The mechanic fitted four new radials to the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/#x6)

### Note

Related: radius (plural radii), radiate, radiation. Maths: the radius goes from the centre of a circle to its edge; the diameter is twice the radius. Radial symmetry means you can cut it in many ways through the centre and get matching parts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «radial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«radial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/radial.html) on Mova free.