radial

Spreading from hub

Radial means arranged like rays spreading from a center, or relating to the radius—the bone on the thumb side of the forearm.

A radial pattern has lines or elements emanating outward from a central point, like spokes on a wheel.

Radial tires have cords running perpendicular to the direction of travel.

In anatomy, the radial artery runs along the radius bone and is where you check a pulse at the wrist.

pattern

spoke

Communicated verbally

rays · emanating · diverging · outward · spiral · mandala · pinwheel · burst · corona · halo

geometry

center

Middle of anything

circle · spoke · hub · axis · sector · segment · vector · perpendicular · concentric · polar

symmetry

starfish

Five-armed marine invertebrate

anemone · bilateral · zoology · echinoderm · cnidarian · axis · organism · body plan · marine

anatomy

flexor

Muscle that bends joints

nerve · pulse · tendon · ligament · tunnel · palsy · neuropathy · compression · innervation · vascular

bone

ulna

Inner forearm bone

carpal · scaphoid · lunate · styloid · fracture · head · neck · tuberosity · shaft · notch

tire

ply

One thickness

carcass · bias · Michelin · inflation · traction · handling · cornering · durability · casing · bead

engine

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

piston · rotary · aviation · horsepower · Pratt & Whitney · cowling · air-cooled · bomber · vintage · supercharger

velocity

Doppler

Motion-caused frequency change

exoplanet · stellar · recession · wobble · spectrometer · astronomy · detection · orbital · star · measurement

Categories
Opposites
geometric pattern/arrangement

radiallinear

Arranged in straight succession

parallel · axial · longitudinal · tangential · lateral

symmetry type

radialasymmetrical

Not equal on both sides

bilateral · asymmetric · irregular · random · unsymmetrical

directional force/motion

radialcentripetal

Moving toward center

tangential · circumferential · orbital · peripheral

Phrases
Family

radio, radiant, radiate, radiance, radiation, radiator, radial artery, radius, radiating

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