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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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
“Their true goal, plutocracy, is the diametrical opposite of freedom,” Smith writes.
From Slate • May 7, 2020
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
These two words are brought into diametrical opposition in the text, so that it branches into a two-fold line of thought The Christian's enemy, the World.The victory of Faith.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Robertson, Frederick William
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