diametral

See also: diamétral

English

Etymology

From Middle French dyametral, from Medieval Latin diametrālis.

Adjective

diametral (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

diametral (plural diametrals)

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

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diametralis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diameˈtʁaːl]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

diametral (strong nominative masculine singular diametraler, not comparable)

  1. diametral

Declension

Further reading

  • diametral” in Duden online
  • diametral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.meˈtɾaw/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.meˈtɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.meˈtɾaw/ [d͡ʒja.meˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾal/ [di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.mɨˈtɾal/ [djɐ.mɨˈtɾaɫ]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: di‧a‧me‧tral

Adjective

diametral m or f (plural diametrais, not comparable)

  1. diametral (relating to a diameter)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • diametral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French diamétral.

Adjective

diametral m or n (feminine singular diametrală, masculine plural diametrali, feminine and neuter plural diametrale)

  1. diametrical

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

diametral (plural diametrales)

  1. diametral (relating to a diameter)

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

diameter + -al

Adjective

diametral (not comparable)

  1. diametral, entirely opposed

Declension

Inflection of diametral
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular diametral
Neuter singular diametralt
Plural diametrala
Masculine plural3 diametrale
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 diametrale
All diametrala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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