diametric

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   completely or directly opposite; usually used in the phrase diametric opposite

   Their conclusions were in diametric opposition despite using the same evidence.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to, forming, or lying along a diameter

   The engineer measured the wheel along its diametric line.

A shortened form of diametrical, built from diameter + -ic. Diameter comes through Latin from Greek diametros 'measure across,' from dia- 'across' + metron 'measure.' The figurative sense treats two views as occupying opposite ends of a diameter.

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