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diametral

/daɪˈæmɪtɹəl/

diametral adjective: of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.

Adjective

diametral (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
  2. Contrary; diametrically opposed.

Noun

diametral (plural diametrals)

  1. (obsolete) A diameter.
    • […] The inceſſion or locall motion of animals is made vvith analogy unto this figure, by decuſſative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles.1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 152

diametral meaning in Tamil

diametral in Tamil

விட்டஞ்சார்

Synonyms of diametral

Forms of diametral

pluraldiametrals

Origin of diametral

From Middle French dyametral, from Medieval Latin diametrālis.

Words formed from diametral

Questions about diametral

What does diametral mean?
Diametral means of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
What is diametral in Tamil?
Diametral in Tamil is விட்டஞ்சார். See Diametral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diametral?
Diametral can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce diametral?
Diametral is pronounced /daɪˈæmɪtɹəl/.

Words near diametral in the dictionary

  1. diambs
  2. diamesic
  3. diameter
  4. diameters
  5. diameterwise
  6. diametral
  7. diametrally
  8. diametrals
  9. diametre
  10. diametres
  11. diametric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diametral (page history and authors); diametral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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