radially

radially
radial ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common centre. 2) (also radial-ply) (of a tyre) in which the layers of fabric have their cords running at right angles to the circumference of the tyre. 3) (of an internal-combustion engine) having its cylinders fixed like the spokes of a wheel around a rotating crankshaft.
► NOUN ▪ a radial tyre.
DERIVATIVES radially adverb.
ORIGIN Latin radialis, from radius 'spoke, ray' .

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