diametricallyadv.

Etymology: < diametrical adj. + -ly suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diaˈmetrically.

1. In the manner or direction of a diameter; along the diameter; straight through.

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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > [adverb] > diametrically

diametrally1589

diametrically1695

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 122 The Vapour..cannot penetrate the Stratum diametrically.

1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. 95 Its breadth, measured diametrically, may be conjectured to be about four cubits.

1826 W. Scott Malachi Malagrowther i. 53 This true course cannot always be followed out straight and diametrically.

1889 Nature 7 Nov. 13 The molecules, which he represents diametrically.

2. In the way of direct or complete opposition. Usually with opposite, opposed, contrary: Directly, exactly, entirely, completely. (Cf. diametrical adj. 2.)

a. literal of physical opposition.

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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adverb] > directly opposite

diametrally1563

diametrically1645

diametrical1654

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvi. 50 Two white keen-pointed Rocks, that lie under Water diametrically opposed.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. i. §7. 13 This Planet will not always attend the Sun, but sometimes be diametrically opposite to it.

1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 32 These points are not diametrically opposite each other.

b. figurative. (The usual sense.)

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the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb]

fromward?c1225

contrariouslyc1380

contrarying to1382

reversinglya1425

contrary1463

clean fro1483

repugnantly?1526

diametrally?1533

contrairly1535

in diameter1543

thwartly1558

oppositely1567

contrarily1570

contrariwise1574

diameter-wise1600

diameterly1603

reciprocallya1628

diametrically1633

counter1643

encounter1660

polarly1670

Antarcticallya1711

contrariantly1796

antithetically1816

tout au contraire1841

antistrophically1842

contrapositively1858

in reverse1869

at cross-corners with1892

1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter ii. 10 Vice cannot consist with virtue, because it is diametrically opposite.

1672 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 241 That men of equal learning..integrity and..piety, should differ so diametrically from each other.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 397 It is diametrically contrary to the genius of the British constitution.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 118 That the positions of England and Spain toward the papacy would be diametrically changed.

1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. i. 51 Two kinds of emotion..diametrically antagonistic.

†3. Directly, in an exact line (with); in the way of complete agreement. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb] > in complete agreement

unanimouslya1620

diametrically1661

1661 Sir H. Vane's Politics 6 My Judgement runs diametrically with his.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	diametrically
释义	diametricallyadv. Etymology: < diametrical adj. + -ly suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diaˈmetrically. 1. In the manner or direction of a diameter; along the diameter; straight through. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > [adverb] > diametrically diametrally1589 diametrically1695 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 122 The Vapour..cannot penetrate the Stratum diametrically. 1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. 95 Its breadth, measured diametrically, may be conjectured to be about four cubits. 1826 W. Scott Malachi Malagrowther i. 53 This true course cannot always be followed out straight and diametrically. 1889 Nature 7 Nov. 13 The molecules, which he represents diametrically. 2. In the way of direct or complete opposition. Usually with opposite, opposed, contrary: Directly, exactly, entirely, completely. (Cf. diametrical adj. 2.) a. literal of physical opposition. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adverb] > directly opposite diametrally1563 diametrically1645 diametrical1654 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvi. 50 Two white keen-pointed Rocks, that lie under Water diametrically opposed. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. i. §7. 13 This Planet will not always attend the Sun, but sometimes be diametrically opposite to it. 1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 32 These points are not diametrically opposite each other. b. figurative. (The usual sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] fromward?c1225 contrariouslyc1380 contrarying to1382 reversinglya1425 contrary1463 clean fro1483 repugnantly?1526 diametrally?1533 contrairly1535 in diameter1543 thwartly1558 oppositely1567 contrarily1570 contrariwise1574 diameter-wise1600 diameterly1603 reciprocallya1628 diametrically1633 counter1643 encounter1660 polarly1670 Antarcticallya1711 contrariantly1796 antithetically1816 tout au contraire1841 antistrophically1842 contrapositively1858 in reverse1869 at cross-corners with1892 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter ii. 10 Vice cannot consist with virtue, because it is diametrically opposite. 1672 Earl of Clarendon Ess. in Tracts (1727) 241 That men of equal learning..integrity and..piety, should differ so diametrically from each other. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 397 It is diametrically contrary to the genius of the British constitution. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 118 That the positions of England and Spain toward the papacy would be diametrically changed. 1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. i. 51 Two kinds of emotion..diametrically antagonistic. †3. Directly, in an exact line (with); in the way of complete agreement. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb] > in complete agreement unanimouslya1620 diametrically1661 1661 Sir H. Vane's Politics 6 My Judgement runs diametrically with his. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.1633
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