radial tire

noun

a motor-vehicle tire in which the plies or cords run from one bead to the other at right angles to both beads.

RELATED CONTENT

Ode To The Schwa How do I love thee? Let me count the schwas.

“Not Good” vs. “No Good”: When To Use Them Both Here’s something that’s good to know: No good means something has no use or value, and has no potential of becoming good.

Nearby words

radial motion, radial nerve, radial paralysis, radial saw, radial symmetry, radial tire, radial triangulation, radial tyre, radial vein, radial velocity, radial-ply

Origin of radial tire

First recorded in 1965–70

Also called radial.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019