What does diametric mean?

diametric means "related to or along a diameter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in diametric?

diametric has 4 syllables: di-a-me-tric. The stress falls on "me".

What is another word for diametric?

Close synonyms include diametral, diametrical, diametrical, opposite, polar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is diametric a common word?

diametric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

diametric — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
related to or along a diameter
“the diametral plane”
Synonymsdiametral diametrical
2.
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
“in diametric contradiction to his claims”
“diametrical (or opposite) points of view”
“opposite meanings”
“extreme and indefensible polar positions”
Synonymsdiametrical opposite polar
Similardifferent

Questions about diametric

What does diametric mean?: diametric means "related to or along a diameter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in diametric?: diametric has 4 syllables: di-a-me-tric. The stress falls on "me".
What is another word for diametric?: Close synonyms include diametral, diametrical, diametrical, opposite, polar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is diametric a common word?: diametric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for diametric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
related to or along a diameter
“the diametral plane”
Synonymsdiametral diametrical
2.
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
“in diametric contradiction to his claims”
“diametrical (or opposite) points of view”
“opposite meanings”
“extreme and indefensible polar positions”
Synonymsdiametrical opposite polar
Similardifferent

Questions about diametric

What does diametric mean?: diametric means "related to or along a diameter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in diametric?: diametric has 4 syllables: di-a-me-tric. The stress falls on "me".
What is another word for diametric?: Close synonyms include diametral, diametrical, diametrical, opposite, polar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is diametric a common word?: diametric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for diametric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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