radializationn.
/ˌreɪdɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌreɪdiələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌreɪdiəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. Arrangement or rearrangement in a radial or diverging pattern; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > radiating
deradiation1649
radiation1658
radiism1841
radialization1889
1889 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 45 267 Thus the rocks exhibit much evidence of a silicification (and often of a radialization possibly connected with it).
1967 Biol. Bull. 133 211 Arbacia embryos showed a slight degree of radialization.
1996 Internat. Jrnl. Developmental Neurosci. 14 489 The addition of protease inhibitors to the basal medium did not cause spontaneous radialization of subcultural cortical astroglia.
2. Change in the manufacture and use of tyres from the cross-ply type to radials.
ΚΠ
1974 Fortune Dec. 186/1 The process of ‘radialization’ in the U.S. is now moving much faster than it did in Europe.
1996 India Business Intelligence (Nexis) 2 Oct. 10 Unlike in most western economies, ‘radialisation’ is at a very low level in India.
2001 P. Dufton End-of-Life Tyres iii. 14 With the radialisation trend, car tyres have become wider and have lower aspect ratios.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1889