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diametrical

[ dahy-uh-me-tri-kuhl ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or along a diameter.
in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete:
diametrical opposites; a diametrical difference.

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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