diametrical

[ dahy-uh-me-tri-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or along a diameter.
2. in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete:

   diametrical opposites; a diametrical difference.

Other Words From

• di·a·met·ri·cal·ly adverb
• un·di·a·met·ric adjective
• un·di·a·met·ri·cal adjective
• un·di·a·met·ri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of diametrical¹

1545–55; < Greek diametrik ( ós ) ( diámetr ( os ) diameter + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The separation by continents, by climate, by color, and by institutions is the most diametrical that mankind exhibits anywhere.

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The polar plane to any point at infinity passes through the centre, and is called a diametrical plane.

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Lifting up the bowl again, he draws two diametrical lines at right angles in the circle, and thus produces a symbol of the world.

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Any machine giving a straight diametrical stroke will answer the purpose.

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But this finical arrangement—this finding every thing in the morning in exact diametrical rectitude, torments me.

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