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Meaning of DIAMETRAL

Pronunciation:  dI'amitrul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
 
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 Synonyms: diametric, diametrical
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Di*am"e*tral\, a. [Gr. F. diam['e]tral.]
    Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.
    {Diametral curve}, {Diametral surface} (Geom.), any line or
       surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in
       a curve or surface.
    {Diametral planes} (Crystal.), planes in which two of the
       axes lie.
    
  2. \Di*am"e*tral\, n.
    A diameter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
    
 
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