diametrically

1. 1.

   as from opposite ends of a diameter

   “when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?”

   “three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three”

Questions about diametrically

What does diametrically mean?

diametrically means "as from opposite ends of a diameter".

How many syllables are in diametrically?

diametrically has 6 syllables: di-a-met-ri-cal-ly. The stress falls on "met". In IPA it is /ˌdaɪəˈmɛtɹɪkəli/.

Is diametrically a common word?

diametrically 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.

What rhymes with diametrically?

1 word rhymes with diametrically. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.