diametral
/dai'æmitrəl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or along a diameter: Pertaining to, forming, or positioned along a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere from one side to the other.
- Of or concerning a diameter: Involving the measurement or properties of a diameter.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The engineer calculated the diametral pitch of the gear.
- A line drawn from one point on the circle's circumference to the opposite point is a diametral line.
- The two points are diametral opposites on the map.
Advanced Usage
- "Diametral plane": A plane that passes through the center of a sphere or other three-dimensional object.
- The crystal was cleaved along a diametral plane.
- "Diametral pitch": In gear design, the ratio of the number of teeth to the diameter of the pitch circle.
- Specifying the diametral pitch is crucial for ensuring gear compatibility.
Variants and Related Words
- Diameter (n): A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere.
- Measure the diameter of the pipe.
- Diametrically (adv): In a manner that is completely opposed or directly opposite.
- Their opinions are diametrically opposed.
- Diametric (adj): Another form meaning related to or along a diameter; often used interchangeably with "diametral," but "diametric" is more common in figurative uses (e.g., diametric opposites).
- They hold diametric views on the issue.
Synonyms
- Axial: Relating to or forming an axis.
- Central: Of, at, or forming the center.
- Opposite: Diametrically different; of a contrary kind. (Note: This is a synonym primarily in figurative use for the concept of direct opposition, as in "diametrically opposite.")
Related Phrases
- "Diametral opposition": A state of being directly or completely opposite.
- The two theories stand in diametral opposition to each other.
Adjective
- related to or along a diameter
- the diametral plane