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radially

radially

1 6.5
Outward from a central point in straight lines like the spokes of a wheel
  • adverb
  • /ˈreɪdiəli/
translation icon : radialmente
  • When the wheel spins, light reflects off its surface radially, enhancing its brightness as it moves.
  • radially symmetrical
  • radially outward
  • radially symmetric

But beyond Neptune, there's a much more massive and much more radially expansive field of debris.

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Examples

  • But beyond Neptune, there's a much more massive and much more radially expansive field of debris.

  • And so when a plant is in the wind, it actively changes its development, makes itself grow radially rather than vertically.

  • And it also is going to be it's, it's radially pointed towards the middle of the Earth.

  • So this can move right radially to adjust itself.

  • So this is moving radiation radially outwards in every direction.

  • It's going to be a pure radially outward directed flow.

  • During track-seeking operations, this actuator can move radially across the disk.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Soft iron plates direct the flux radially between the poles and create a closed magnetic circuit.

    Academic text (1994)
  • NGC 3077, a companion of the giant spiral M81, has dust lanes that run radially outward from its center.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The waves spread out radially from the point of impact, creating ripples across the surface of the pond.

Synonyms

outward
vsradially
41 1.5

Toward the outside or away from the centre

moves from a central point along straight lines away

How Outward

radially
1 6.5
centripetally
  • Specialized
8.6

Surface Forms

radially positive

Morphology

radially = radial (transparent) = radius + al + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'radial' with the productive suffix '-ly', yielding the straightforward meaning 'in a radial manner'.

Etymology

The word radially comes from the Latin radius, which means 'ray' or 'spoke' like the spoke of a wheel or a ray of light. So, to move radially is to move out from a center in straight lines, just like spokes on a wheel or rays from the sun.