The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Semiradial engine \Semiradial engine\ (Mach.)
See Radial engine, above.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Radial engine \Radial engine\ (Mach.)
An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain
type (the
radial type) having several cylinders arranged radially
like the spokes of a complete wheel. The
semiradial engine has radiating cylinders on only one side
of the crank shaft.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]