Diametrical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

related to or along a diameter

characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːpɚɹiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌaɪəmˈɛtɹɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌaɪəmˈɛtɹɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈuːpɚɹiz/.

Examples

the diametral plane
in diametric contradiction to his claims
diametrical (or opposite) points of view

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

opposite diametric polar diametral

Parts of Speech

adjective	related to or along a diameter “the diametral plane”
adjective	characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed “in diametric contradiction to his claims”

Word Forms

diameter	noun	a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
oppositeness	noun	the relation between opposed entities
pole	noun	one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
polarity	noun	a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diametral

bezogen auf oder entlang eines Durchmessers

🇫🇷French

diamétral

lié à ou le long d'un diamètre

🇪🇸Spanish

diametral

relacionado con o a lo largo de un diámetro

🇮🇹Italian

diametrale

relativo o lungo un diametro

🇳🇱Dutch

diametraal

gerelateerd aan of langs een diameter

🇵🇹Portuguese

diametral

relacionado a ou ao longo de um diâmetro

🇷🇺Russian

диаметральный

относительно или вдоль диаметра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यासीय

व्यास से संबंधित या उसके साथ

🇮🇳Tamil

விட்டம் கொண்ட

விட்டத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது அதனுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాసం కలిగిన

వ్యాసానికి సంబంధించిన లేదా దానితో పాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यासाचा

व्यासाशी संबंधित किंवा त्यासोबत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાયમેટ્રિકલ

વ્યાસ સાથે અથવા તેની સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಸದ

ವ್ಯಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാസമുള്ള

വ്യാസവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അതിനൊപ്പം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਸ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

قطری

قطر سے متعلق یا اس کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直径的

与直径有关或沿直径

🇯🇵Japanese

直径の

直径に関連する、または直径に沿った

🇰🇷Korean

직경의

직경과 관련되거나 직경을 따라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường kính

liên quan đến hoặc dọc theo đường kính

🇹🇭Thai

มีเส้นผ่าศูนย์

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือตามเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

diametral

berhubungan dengan atau sepanjang diameter

🇲🇾Malay

berdiameter

berkaitan dengan atau sepanjang diameter

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطري

المتعلقة أو على طول القطر

🇮🇷Persian

قطری

مربوط به قطر یا در امتداد آن

🇹🇷Turkish

çapsal

bir çapla ilgili veya bir çap boyunca

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוטרלית

קשור או לאורך קוטר

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