radial ply
11radial — [rā′dē əl] adj. [< ML radialis: see RADIUS] 1. a) of or like a ray or rays; branching out in all directions from a common center b) having or characterized by parts that branch out in this way 2. of or situated like a radius 3. Anat. of or… …
12radial tyre — noun A radial ply tyre • • • Main Entry: ↑radial …
13radial — (adj.) 1560s, from M.L. radialis, from L. radius beam of light (see RADIUS (Cf. radius)). As a type of tire, attested from 1965, short for radial ply (tire) …
14Radial 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 …
15radial — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, concerning, or in rays. 2 a arranged like rays or radii; having the position or direction of a radius. b having spokes or radiating lines. c acting or moving along lines diverging from a centre. 3 Anat. relating to the radius …
16radial — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin radialis, from Latin radius ray Date: 1570 1. arranged or having parts arranged like rays 2. a. relating to, placed like, or moving along a radius b. characterized by divergence from a center 3. of, relating …
17radial tire — noun pneumatic tire that has radial ply casing • Syn: ↑radial, ↑radial ply tire • Hypernyms: ↑pneumatic tire, ↑pneumatic tyre …
18ply — A layer of rubber coated parallel cords which forms a unit of a tire carcass. The plies are made of cord, fiberglass, steel, or structural fabric. See bias tire conventional cross ply radial ply tire plies tire ply …
19radial — adjective 1》 of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common centre. ↘(of a road) running from a town centre to an outlying district. 2》 (also radial ply) denoting a tyre in which the layers of fabric have… …
20radial — /ˈreɪdiəl / (say raydeeuhl) adjective 1. arranged like radii or rays. 2. having spokes, bars, lines, etc., arranged like radii, as a machine. 3. Zoology relating to structures that radiate from a central point, as the arms of a starfish. 4. of,… …
