diametrical
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or along a diameter.
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in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete.
diametrical opposites; a diametrical difference.
Other Word Forms
- diametrically adverb
- undiametric adjective
- undiametrical adjective
- undiametrically adverb
Etymology
Origin of diametrical
1545–55; < Greek diametrik ( ós ) ( diámetr ( os ) diameter + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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He’s the proto-incel, and the diametrical opposite to Garfield, whom Makowsky defines as “lawful good,” to borrow the Dungeons & Dragons classification.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
And though the two movies look like diametrical opposites, they share a pair of undeniable throughlines: the aching, all-consuming feeling of desire and the remarkable actors chosen to depict it.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024
The diametrical pair overtook Holmes in the primary.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022
The diametrical opposite, Julia Wolfe’s “Early That Summer,” built up tension through a driving stream of notes, although the expected climaxes never materialized.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2017
The polar plane to any point at infinity passes through the centre, and is called a diametrical plane.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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