diametral

Etymology

From Middle French dyametral, from Medieval Latin diametrālis.

adj

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

noun

  1. (obsolete) A diameter.
    Lastly, The incession or locall motion of animals is made with analogy unto this figure, by decussative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles. 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus

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