Local English word record

radial

adjective · 5 senses

arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center

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Examples

  • radial symmetry
  • a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
  • many cities show a radial pattern of main highways

Word relationships

Synonyms

stellate, radiate

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