radial ply

  • 1radial-ply — adjective of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls radial ply tires • Pertains to noun: ↑pneumatic tire …

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  • 2radial (ply) tire — or radial tire n. a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire * * * …

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  • 3radial (ply) tire — or radial tire n. a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire …

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  • 4radial (ply) tire — or radial tire n. a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire …

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  • 5radial-ply tyre — noun A tyre in which layers or plies of fabric in the carcass are wrapped in a direction radial to the centre of the wheel • • • Main Entry: ↑radial …

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  • 6radial-ply tire — noun pneumatic tire that has radial ply casing • Syn: ↑radial, ↑radial tire • Hypernyms: ↑pneumatic tire, ↑pneumatic tyre * * * noun see radial tire …

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  • 7radial ply — The ply or plies used in tire in which the cords run at right angles to the bead and parallel to the tire radius. See radial tire …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 8radial-ply tire — noun see radial II …

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  • 9radial-ply tyre — /ˌreɪdiəl plaɪ ˈtaɪə / (say .raydeeuhl pluy tuyuh) noun a pneumatic tyre with flexible walls achieved by having the casing cords running radially and with additional plies strengthening the tread only …

  • 10radial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common centre. 2) (also radial ply) (of a tyre) in which the layers of fabric have their cords running at right angles to the circumference of the tyre.… …

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