: a body part (such as an artery) lying near or following the course of the radius
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: 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 alsoradial-ply tire, radial tire
Example Sentences
Adjective the radial form of a starfish
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
When Arthur Hughes, an actor with radial dysplasia, took the role at the Royal Shakespeare Company this summer, he was thought to be the first disabled person ever to do so at that theater.New York Times, 11 July 2022 Most exoplanets have to be detected indirectly, such as through radial velocity, or through methods like transit detection, which look for nearly imperceptible dips in light across a planet’s surface. John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022 Báez, who took the pitch off his radial nerve on his elbow, is considered day-to-day. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2022 Stomping the gas in the flats piles on the power, and the 27-inch GBC Dirt Commander radial tires dig for bite as the KYB shocks—with over 8 inches of travel in front and over 9 inches in back—gobble up rocks and ruts. Bill Roberson, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 The crew will cooperate with ground control to move the new modules to radial docking ports using a large robotic arm. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 June 2022 Wikander, then a senior, was shot in his right arm and sustained radial nerve damage that requires him to wear a brace still. Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Frostad explained that the radial head in Bradley’s elbow is what’s fractured. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022 The black stone Sillage d’Hermes table is hand engraved in a radial pattern and turns gray when etched. Damon Johnstun, oregonlive, 26 May 2022
Noun
His space suit was pumped up like an all-season radial.Outside Online, 23 June 2021 Instead only the most distal ones are homologous to digit bones; the proximal radials are homologous to the wrist bones and the long bones of the palm. John A. Long, Scientific American, 20 May 2020 Enter the panda’s pseudo-thumb, which is also composed of an enlarged radial sesamoid and cartilaginous extension, and is controlled by the same three muscles as in the aye-aye.National Geographic, 21 Oct. 2019 Andretti first credits the slicks, and then changing from a cross-ply construction to radials. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2019 There’s a sort of radial set up to the room, that big gem in the middle was basically a topper on a giant, carpeted wedding cake, which seemed the ideal architecture for some sort of romantic ritual. Lucy Boyle, The Cut, 30 Oct. 2017 The bias ply is easier to retread while the radial is lighter. John Cox, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2017 Line lock helps the driver warm the rear drag radials, a special air-conditioning circuit chills the intercooler, and a trans brake makes for easy launches and helps the Demon perform the briefest of wheelies.Car and Driver, 10 Oct. 2017 The car comes on four drag radials, but the eight-speed ZF 8HP automatic turns only the rear wheels. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 July 2017 See More