diametrical
or di·a·met·ric
[dahy-uh-me-tri-kuh l or dahy-uh-me-trik]
adjective
of, relating to, or along a diameter.
in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete: diametrical opposites; a diametrical difference.
Origin of diametrical
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diametrical, adverse, antipodal, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, counter, facing, opposite, polar, reverse, antipodeanExamples from the Web for diametric
Historical Examples of diametric
But it has another aspect, or rather another pole, for the opposition is diametric.
The Crown of Wild OliveJohn Ruskin
The psychology of each must be diametric, for if there is no government to make money there is no money to counterfeit.
Wings of the WindCredo Harris
When he woke, he understood that his soul had undergone another of its diametric inversions.
GladiatorPhilip Wylie
The diametric growth of the shell is effected by the growth of the radii and al, and chiefly by that of the former.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)Charles Darwin
The al have oblique summits, and the rather narrow portion added during the diametric growth of the shell, is white.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)Charles Darwin
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