radial

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The answer lies in a process called "radial migration" -- stars gradually moving outward from their birthplaces by interacting with spiral waves in the Galaxy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The playa is arranged as a semicircle, and radial streets are named as if their position were a clock face.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

In addition to a rainbow of radial lasers, a brilliant column of light shoots into the sky, à la the Sacramento Kings’ beam.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

The four exoplanets, known as the sub-Earth exoplanets, were discovered using the radial velocity technique by the MAROON-X instrument.

From Space Scoop • Apr. 23, 2025

It was a yellow two-seater with a 450-horsepower radial engine, a low wing, and retractable landing gear.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins