radial : Idioms & Phrases

• noun branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm
  arteria radialis.
  

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• noun the absence of symmetry about an axis
  

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• noun an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase
  rotary engine.
  

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• noun radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
  

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• noun largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles
  nervus radialis; musculospiral nerve.
  

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• noun pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)
  

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• noun the property of symmetry about an axis
  
  • the starfish illustrates radial symmetry

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• . (Biol.) See under Symmetry.

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• noun pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
  radial tire; radial.
  

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• noun superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
  vena radialis.
  

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• noun velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer
  

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• adjective of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls
  
  • radial-ply tires

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• noun pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing
  radial tire; radial.
  

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