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RADIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
Synonyms:
radial; radial-ply tire; radial tire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("radial" is a kind of...):
pneumatic tire; pneumatic tyre (a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
Example:
many cities show a radial pattern of main highways
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
symmetric; symmetrical (having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
Example:
radial heat
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ray (a column of light (as from a beacon))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
Example:
radial velocity
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
radius (a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere))
Derivation:
radius (a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Relating to or near the radius
Example:
the radial aspect of the forearm
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
radius (the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm)
Derivation:
radius (the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm)
Context examples:
The distance between the radial extent of the tumor and the surgical incision used to excise the tumor.
(Circumferential Resection Margin, NCI Thesaurus)
It arises from the radial artery and forms an anastomosis with the ulnar anterior carpal artery.
(Anterior Carpal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
Stimulation of alpha-adrenergic receptors causes vasoconstriction of the radial smooth muscle of the iris, arteries, arterioles, veins, urinary bladder, and the sphincter of the gastrointestinal tract.
(l-Norepinephrine, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery originating at the axillary artery and branching into the radial and ulnar arteries.
(Brachial Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
The continuation of the axillary artery; it branches into the radial and ulnar arteries.
(Brachial Artery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Deep vein of the upper arm that forms at the junction of the radial and ulnar veins and ends at the inferior border of the teres major.
(Brachial Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
An alpha-1-adrenergic antagonist that acts by blocking alpha-adrenergic receptors in the smooth muscle of blood vessels (arteries, arterioles and veins), gastrointestinal tract, and radial smooth muscle of the iris.
(Dapiprazole Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle originating at the lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus and inserted at the back base of the second metacarpal bone that controls the radial extension and deviation of the wrist.
(Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, NCI Thesaurus)
One of five superficial veins of the upper extremity, beginning at the radial aspect of the wrist area, wrapping around the forearm and emptying into the axillary vein.
(Cephalic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A dome structure at the center, covered in highly reflective material, has radial and concentric fractures on and around it.
(Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area, NASA)
