radial
adjective
arranged like radii or rays.
radials
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pluralof radial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Typically the end of the pectoral fin skeleton contains small bones called radials that support the rodlike fin rays.
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
These radials may be homologous with the terminals already mentioned, but this is neither necessary nor certain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
