OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 33426

radial

/ˈɹeɪdi.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
radial
Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning t…
The spokes on most modern bicycle wheels are tangential to the hub rather than radial.