adjective
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located on or forming a diameter
diametral plane
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a less common word for diametric
Other Word Forms
- diametrally adverb
- nondiametral adjective
- nondiametrally adverb
Etymology
Origin of diametral
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin diametrālis < Latin diametr ( os ) diameter + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Diam′etrally, in a diametral manner; Diamet′rically, exactly.—Tactical diameter, the space covered by a steamer in turning 180� out of her original course.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Supposing you wanted to know the number of teeth in a gear where the pitch diameter and the diametral pitch are given.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
At the fifth round the breech block opened with some difficulty, and an examination showed that the resistance resulted from the diametral enlargement of the rear plate.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various
Suppose now we are given a diametral pitch of 2.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
If we are given an arc pitch to find a corresponding diametral pitch we again simply divide 3.1416 by the given arc pitch.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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