DIAMETRICAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

Example:

extreme and indefensible polar positions

Synonyms:

diametric; diametrical; opposite; polar

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Adjectives

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)