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spokewise

[ spohk-wahyz ]

adverb

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

    The projections were arranged spokewise around the core.



adjective

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

    a spokewise structure.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spokewise1

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

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

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