Radial Meaning
/ˈɹeɪdi.əl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjArranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
adjOf, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
Sentence Examples
All radial streets lead to the center of the settlement.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The starfish's ____ symmetry allows it to move equally in all directions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city was designed with a ____ layout, with roads spreading outward from a central hub.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin radiālis (“radial”), from Latin radius. By surface analysis, radius + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever."
— 2012 March 26, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
"Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone."
— 1976, Paddy Chayefsky, Network, spoken by Howard Beele (Peter Finch):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The starfish's ____ symmetry allows it to move equally in all directions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city was designed with a ____ layout, with roads spreading outward from a central hub.