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DIAMETRICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
Example:
extreme and indefensible polar positions
Synonyms:
diametric; diametrical; opposite; polar
Classified under:
Similar:
different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Related to or along a diameter
Example:
the diametral plane
Synonyms:
diametral; diametric; diametrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
diameter (a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface))
Derivation:
diameter (the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference)
diameter (a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface))
