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diametric, a.|daɪəˈmɛtrɪk|
[ad. Gr. διαµετρικός, f. διάµετρος diameter: see -ic.]
1. Relating to or of the nature of a diameter; diametral.
1868Dana Min. Introd. (1880) 20 By a diametric plane or section..is meant a plane passing through any two of the crystallographic axes.
2. Of opposition or the like: = diametrical 2.
1802H. Martin Helen of Glenross IV. 51 She is..the diametric reverse of her sister Lady Clavington. 1886J. A. Aldis in Academy 3 July 2/2 The diametric, the irreconcilable, discord between James Hinton and ‘Church teaching’. |