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radial vs ray

ray vs radial

radial and ray both are nouns.

radial is an adjective but ray is not an adjective.

radial is not a verb while ray is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radial Yes Yes No No
ray Yes No Yes No
radial (noun) ray (noun)
pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
a column of light (as from a beacon)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
radial (adjective) ray (adjective)
relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
relating to or near the radius
issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
radial (verb) ray (verb)
expose to radiation
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
emit as rays
Difference between radial and ray

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