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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: radialis, from Latin radius; RADIUS

radial

 adjective
     
Related topics: Shapes, Patterns
ra‧di‧al
CF arranged in a circular shape with bars or lines coming from the centre:
radial roads leading out of the city centre
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