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radial

[rey-dee-uhl] / ˈreɪ di əl /


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That’s where the group’s volunteers work in concert with Southern California Gas crews patching the scores of potholes created by extreme nature, not by radial tires.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The Warwick team, working with astronomers from the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, was interested in the four nearby systems because of a "substantial radial wobble".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But the promised buildings have never materialised, and Crown Road, a four-kilometre circular road with 12 radial routes is still under construction.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

These variations can imitate the subtle radial velocity signals astronomers look for, sometimes making it difficult to determine whether a planet is truly present.

From Science Daily Nov. 23, 2025

She left the radial lines alone, as they were needed for support.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

It suggests that, contrary to Johanson's argument, the radials of lungfish and other lobe-finned fish are not all equivalent to digits.

From Scientific American Jun. 17, 2020

The book focusses on six designs: arcs or waves, meanders, spirals, radials or explosions, cells and networks, and fractals.

From The New Yorker Apr. 3, 2019

The federal government poured money into the brand new interstate system, encouraging radials, arteries and thoroughfares through dense urban neighbourhoods.

From The Guardian Feb. 21, 2018

In the deep violet light at 70 feet, the sight is shocking: steel-belted radials covering an area the size of 27 football fields.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2016

The axillary wool and the capillary radials are also apt to be more or less persistent, thus giving the whole plant a woolly appearance.

From North American Species of Cactus by John Merle Coulter




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