radial tire
1Radial tire — (Automobiles) a motor vehicle tire in which the cords run at right angles to the plane of the tire (considered as a disk). [PJC] …
2Radial tire — A cross section of a tire. Number 12 indicates the radial ply. Numbers 14 and 16 are bias plies. A radial tire (more properly, a radial ply tire) is a particular design of automotive tire (in British English, tyre). In this design, the cord plies …
3radial tire — A type of tire construction which has the main carcass plies or cords which run at right angles to the bead and parallel to the radius. By itself, this construction is very weak because when the bias angle is smaller, the structure is stiff.… …
4radial tire — noun pneumatic tire that has radial ply casing • Syn: ↑radial, ↑radial ply tire • Hypernyms: ↑pneumatic tire, ↑pneumatic tyre …
5radial tire — a motor vehicle tire in which the plies or cords run from one bead to the other at right angles to both beads. See illustration under tire2.Also called radial. [1965 70] * * * …
6radial tire — ra′dial tire′ n. aum a tire in which the plies or cords run from one bead to the other at right angles to both beads …
7radial tire — noun see radial II …
8radial tire — noun A style (or method of construction) of tires used for most vehicles, which incorporate reinforcing cords distributed radially relative to the hub (at 90 degrees to the direction of travel) …
9belted radial tire — See steel belted radial tire …
10steel belted radial tire — A radial tire with belts of steel to provide both protection and longevity …