How to Use radial in a Sentence

radial

adjective
  • Pulling out the stylus when the screen is on will launch a radial menu with common pen apps.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2017
  • With a radial arm saw, simply clamp a stopblock to the fence so that the distance from it to the blade equals the length of the finished leg.
    Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • In the 1970s, France’s Michelin rolled out the radial tire, a breakthrough that would become the new standard.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2017
  • The roof and floors are built with a radial truss array that works like spokes on a bicycle wheel.
    Fox News, 27 May 2020
  • Two of three major nerves in Ward’s arm are working, and the third — the radial nerve — is expected to come back.
    Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The 24-inch Bartlein barrel has a No. 3 contour and comes with a radial muzzle brake.
    John B. Snow, Field & Stream, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Instead of one track, there were now 18 radial paths to explore, all branching off from the sides of the table.
    Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
  • After making its way back up the rim, each rover would anchor the dish’s radial lift wires in place.
    Chris Wright, Wired, 15 June 2021
  • The largest changes in a star's radial velocity will come when the plane of the planet's orbit is aligned with Earth.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Báez, who took the pitch off his radial nerve on his elbow, is considered day-to-day.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, if the weakness or tingling is on the thumb side, it may be related to the radial nerve.
    Lauren Bedosky, SELF, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The researchers were looking for changes in the radial velocity of the star.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2019
  • When the perimeter is secure, make radial cuts on the inside, stopping about 4 in.
    Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The barrel is threaded 5/8-24 at the muzzle and comes with a radial brake that does a good job tamping down felt recoil.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 29 Sep. 2020
  • But this is the first time the radial velocity method has been used to find such a lightweight planet.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
  • This cross section of a mouse spinal cord, from 1899, shows radial glia cells, the Rodney Dangerfields of brain cells.
    Sharon Begley, STAT, 3 May 2018
  • The black stone Sillage d’Hermes table is hand engraved in a radial pattern and turns gray when etched.
    Damon Johnstun, oregonlive, 26 May 2022
  • The makeshift city, built anew and completely torn down each year, is designed with dirt roads laid out in a radial fashion.
    Sinna Nasseri, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Frostad explained that the radial head in Bradley’s elbow is what’s fractured.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022
  • Yes, there’s a radial flow outward, but on top of that, there are huge magnetic structures and waves.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2019
  • In very rare cases the axillary or radial nerves in the upper arm could be injured.
    Leah Groth, Health.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Previously, the radial belts that undergird the tread rubber were laid-on flat and straight across from one of the tires' shoulders to the other.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Wikander, then a senior, was shot in his right arm and sustained radial nerve damage that requires him to wear a brace still.
    Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • The radial head in the elbow of her dominant arm flipped upside down and fractured into four pieces.
    Kansascity, kansascity.com, 1 June 2017
  • To check your pulse at your wrist, place two fingers between the bone and the tendon over your radial artery, which is located on the thumb side of your wrist, then count the number of beats the same way.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • These smooth spectra make radial shifts hard to detect.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The two-row radial engines are a development of this trend, as well as an answer to the cry for greater horsepower.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2021
  • The user presses the sensor with their index finger, where the radial artery is, placing it sideways on the sensor.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The technique of watching stars wobble, known as the radial velocity method, was used to find some of the first exoplanets about 20 years ago.
    Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2018
  • Instead, bring up a radial menu to switch between gun options or temporarily remove the gun and free up your hand.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020

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