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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This plan is adopted by some American engineers upon the crank pins of steam engines, the grooves being cut on diametrally opposite sides of the pin in a line with the throw of the crank.
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By the pitch of a wheel is meant the number of teeth to the inch of circumference or diameter of the wheel; the former is called the circumferential pitch, the latter the diametral pitch.
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If an error of concavity presents itself the process of polishing is gone over again, using short diametral strokes.
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Supposing you wanted to know the number of teeth in a gear where the pitch diameter and the diametral pitch are given.
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The astrolabe, which consists of a circle divided into degrees, with a rotating diametral arm for sighting purposes, embodies their essential principle.
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