spokewise

spokewise: /spohk"wuyz'/, adv.

1. in relation to, away from, or toward a center, as the spokes on a wheel: The projections were arranged spokewise around the core.

adj.

2. having the parts placed as the spokes on a wheel; radiating from a center: a spokewise structure.

[1835-45; SPOKE² + -WISE]

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spokewise — 1. adjective Radial, like the spokes of a wheel. 2. adverb In a spokewise fashion … Wiktionary
spokewise — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: spoke (II) + wise : in a manner resembling the spokes of a wheel white dusty trails converge … spokewise at the small Arab village George Biddle … Useful english dictionary
radial — adj spokewise, centrifugal, fanlike, outspread, spread apart, divergent, divaricate, branching, branched … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
spoke — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 a rung of a ladder. 3 each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc. v.tr. 1 provide with spokes. 2 obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. Phrases and idioms … Useful english dictionary

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