Radial

ra'di-al, adj. shooting out like a ray or radius pertaining to the radius of the forearm. Radiance, ra'di-ans, Radiancy, ri'di-an-si, n. quality of being radiant brilliancy splendour. Radiant, ra'di-ant, ailj. emitting rays of light or heat; i uing in rays: beaming with light; shining, n. [optics] the luminous point from which light emanates: {from.) a straight line from a point about which is conceived to revolve. adv Ra'diantly. [L. radians, antis pr.p. of radio, radio turn, to radiate- -radios.] Radiate, rS'di-St, to emit rays of light to shine to proceed m direct lines from any point or surface.— to send out in rays [L. radio, •attint.) Radiation, ra-di-a's hun, act of radiating the emi ion and diffusion of ray* of light or heat. Radical, rad i-kal, adj. pertaining to the root, or origin, original: reaching to the principles, implanted hv nature not derived serving to originate: {lot proceeding immediately from the root {politics} ulti a-liberal, democratic — n a root a primitive word or letter one who advocates radical lefonn, a democrat: \chcm, the base of a compound ad. Radically.— ». Rad'ioalne . [See Radix.) Radicalism, radVkal-inn, « the principles or spirit of a radical or democrat Radicle, md'i-kl, a little toot the p.irl of a seed which in growing becomes the root Radish, lad'ish, n an annual the root of which eaten raw as a salad. [Iat a ‘loot,’ Fr radts, through Prov. radiiz, from L. radix, radtets. Cf. Radix ] Radius, ri'di-us, i(,vtiw.i a straight line from the centre to the citcumfcrenee of a nclc anything like a ratlins, as the spoke of a wheel (an at the exterior bone of the arm: nW.j the ray of a flower:—// Radu, ri'rii-T [Lit. 'a rod, or ray,’ L. See Ray a line of light.) Radix, ra diks. n. a root primitive word the base of a system of logarithms. |L. radix, radic-is. See Root, and Wort, a plant Raffle, raf'l, a kind of lottery in winch all the stakes are seized or taken by die winner. —v.t to try a raffle, n Raff'ler (Fr rafle, a certain game of dice— Fr, ra/ler. to sweep away, from Ger. raJjPIn, freq. of rajjui A S reafian to Seize