diametricaladj.

/dʌɪəˈmɛtrɪkəl/

Etymology: formed as diametric adj. + -al suffix¹.

1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a diameter; passing through or along a diameter; diametral.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > [adjective] > constituting a diameter

diametrical1553

diametral1555

semidiametral1678

diametric1868

1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. Aiiij^v They were..Antipodes, walking feete to feete one agaynste the other, almost as directly as a diametrical lyne.

1615 G. Markham Pleasures Princes (1635) iii. 16 He should have knowledge in proportions of all sorts, whether Circular, square, or Diametricall.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 291 The diametrical Passage following cross-ways.

1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 282 A current proceeding in a diametrical direction from the equator to the centre.

a. Of opposition or the like: Direct, entire, complete (like that of two points on a circle at opposite ends of a diameter: cf. diameter n. 4b). Usually figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed

turneda1325

reversedc1390

contrary1413

opposeda1500

oppositea1513

inverted1563

counter1596

diametrical1613

contraposed1620

oppositive1622

averse1623

diagonial1624

contrarying1628

diametrala1631

conversive1636

Antipodian1640

converted1640

exadverse1647

Antarctic1651

Antipodean1651

antipodal1664

in reverse1694

contradictory1736

converse1794

antithesistic1801

contravening1802

diametric1802

reverse1828

polar1832

antipodist1844

antithetic1864

other-sided1879

antipodic1881

1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. 221 The Diametricall opposition betwixt the spirit of God and the Spirit of the Papacie.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xx. 207 The East and West Indies..whose names speak them at diametricall opposition.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xi. 62 Advice improperly administered, generally acts in diametrical opposition to the purpose for which it is supposed to be given.

1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist iv. §1. 247 The diametrical difference between the Talmud and Christianity.

†b. Directly or completely opposed, either in nature or result. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 117 When Christians are under several forms and administrations, and these diametrical, or opposite to each other.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. ii. 55 The two profest diametrical Enemies of those virtues.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §31 46 The Revolution was very quick and diametrical.

†c. quasi-adv.= diametrically adv. 2. Obsolete.

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1654 J. Chetwind Dead Speaking 16 Such diametrical opposite effects..from the same cause.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	diametrical
释义	diametricaladj. /dʌɪəˈmɛtrɪkəl/ Etymology: formed as diametric adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a diameter; passing through or along a diameter; diametral. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > [adjective] > constituting a diameter diametrical1553 diametral1555 semidiametral1678 diametric1868 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. Aiiij^v They were..Antipodes, walking feete to feete one agaynste the other, almost as directly as a diametrical lyne. 1615 G. Markham Pleasures Princes (1635) iii. 16 He should have knowledge in proportions of all sorts, whether Circular, square, or Diametricall. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 291 The diametrical Passage following cross-ways. 1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 282 A current proceeding in a diametrical direction from the equator to the centre. 2. a. Of opposition or the like: Direct, entire, complete (like that of two points on a circle at opposite ends of a diameter: cf. diameter n. 4b). Usually figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed turneda1325 reversedc1390 contrary1413 opposeda1500 oppositea1513 inverted1563 counter1596 diametrical1613 contraposed1620 oppositive1622 averse1623 diagonial1624 contrarying1628 diametrala1631 conversive1636 Antipodian1640 converted1640 exadverse1647 Antarctic1651 Antipodean1651 antipodal1664 in reverse1694 contradictory1736 converse1794 antithesistic1801 contravening1802 diametric1802 reverse1828 polar1832 antipodist1844 antithetic1864 other-sided1879 antipodic1881 1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. 221 The Diametricall opposition betwixt the spirit of God and the Spirit of the Papacie. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xx. 207 The East and West Indies..whose names speak them at diametricall opposition. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xi. 62 Advice improperly administered, generally acts in diametrical opposition to the purpose for which it is supposed to be given. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist iv. §1. 247 The diametrical difference between the Talmud and Christianity. †b. Directly or completely opposed, either in nature or result. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 117 When Christians are under several forms and administrations, and these diametrical, or opposite to each other. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. ii. 55 The two profest diametrical Enemies of those virtues. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §31 46 The Revolution was very quick and diametrical. †c. quasi-adv.= diametrically adv. 2. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1654 J. Chetwind Dead Speaking 16 Such diametrical opposite effects..from the same cause. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1553
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