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
Etymology
Origin of diametral
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin diametrālis < Latin diametr ( os ) diameter + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Example.—What is the diametral pitch of a wheel whose arc pitch is 11⁄2 inches?
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
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
If an error of concavity presents itself the process of polishing is gone over again, using short diametral strokes.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
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