spokewise

American

[spohk-wahyz] / ˈspoʊkˌwaɪz /

adverb

in relation to, away from, or toward a center, as the spokes on a wheel.

The projections were arranged spokewise around the core.

adjective

having the parts placed as the spokes on a wheel; radiating from a center.

a spokewise structure.

Etymology

Origin of spokewise

First recorded in 1835–45; spoke ² + -wise

Example Sentences

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My quilt and my pelisse and my cloak were spread out so that I might lie spokewise, with my feet towards the central fire.

From Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East by Kinglake, Alexander William

Broad, clean streets were much in evidence, the principal ones running spokewise to converge at the exact center of the wheel-like pattern.

From Warrior of the Dawn by Browne, Howard

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