Radial vs Radiolite - What's the difference?
radial | radiolite |
Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
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Moving along a radius.
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
(entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
As nouns the difference between radial and radiolite
is that radial is a radial tire / radial tyre while radiolite is (geology) a form of igneous rock that has a radial, fanlike texture of crystals; a hippurite.As an adjective radial
is arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.radial
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(en adjective)citation, passage=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 takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}