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S vs Radial - What's the difference?

s | radial |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective radial is

arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.

As a noun radial is

a radial tire / radial tyre.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    radial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= 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.}}
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from radial) * radial arm maze * radial arm saw * radial artery * radial basis function * radial cleavage * radial collateral artery * radial curve * radial displacement * radial embedding * radial engine * radial growth phase * radial index artery * radial integral * radial keratotomy * radial line * radial nerve * radial-ply tire / radial-ply tyre * radial point * radial symmetry * radial tire / radial tyre * radial vein * radial velocity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a radial tire / radial tyre