| Main Entry: | radial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | branching |
Synonyms: |
branched, outspread, radiating, spiral, spoked, spreading |
| Main Entry: | centrifugal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | radiating from a central point |
Synonyms: |
deviating, diffusive, divergent, diverging, eccentric, efferent, outward, radial, spiral, spreading |
| Notes: | centrifugal force pulls away or pushes outward; centripetal draws toward or pulls inward |
Antonyms: |
centripetal |
| Main Entry: | spiral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | curling, winding |
Synonyms: |
circling, circular, circumvoluted, cochlear, coiled, corkscrew, curled, helical, helicoid, radial, rolled, screw-shaped, scrolled, tendrillar, tortile, voluted, whorled, wound |
Antonyms: |
straight, uncurling, unwinding |
| Main Entry: | spreading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extended |
Synonyms: |
extensive, growing, radial, spread out, widening |
| Main Entry: | spreading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extending |
Synonyms: |
patulous, permeating, radial |
Antonyms: |
suppressed |