radial
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˈreɪdiəl/
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radial
- In a circle, the distance from the center to the edge is called the radial length.
- radial velocity
- radial motion
- radial direction
So you know the thing say all our businesses use radial basis function.
- So you know the thing say all our businesses use radial basis function.
- Then it's the air when it pushes down through an axial fan, not a radial fan pushes down from an axial fan.
Examples
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Consequently, a compound actuator is used to control the radial position of the laser beam on the disk.
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Displacements induced in a detector are transverse to the radial direction.
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Well, the answer is it's along the radial direction itself.
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And it's also related to the radial distance, radial distance.
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We set a radial distance of 12 and a half feet, so, yeah.
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Over the next four decades, he would come to dominate the field of radial velocity measurement.
Academic text (1992) -
And this radial velocity method essentially provides the mass of the planet, and the transit method provides the radius.
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At assembly, you put in enough radial precompression such that radial compression is maintained throughout the speed range.
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The fine actuator acts to produce small radial displacements of the laser spot on the disk.
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The compressor wheels are machined to evenly distribute radial stresses and prevent breakdowns.
Academic text (1994)
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.3
A blood vessel that runs down the forearm to the wrist and is used to feel the pulse
- Specialized
1
6.6
A large nerve running down the arm that makes wrist and finger muscles straighten
- Specialized
1
6.0
Parts arranged around a central point so many cuts make identical sections
- Specialized
1
4.1
A car tire with strong cords that run across it to give a smoother ride
- Specialized
A motor with cylinders arranged in a circle around a central hub used in aircraft
- Archaic
Surgery that makes cuts in the clear front of the eye to change its shape and improve near vision
- Specialized
A tire for cars with strong layers running across it to give a smoother, longer lasting ride
- Specialized
A tire with layers running across it at right angles, giving longer tread life and flexible sides
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Radial comes from the Latin radius, which means 'ray' or 'spoke'. Imagine a line from the center of a wheel to its edge—that line is a 'radius', so radial means moving or measured along that line.