See also: diamétral

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle French dyametral, from Medieval Latin diametrālis.

Adjective edit

diametral (not comparable)

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

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Noun edit

diametral (plural diametrals)

  1. (obsolete) A diameter.
    • 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. []. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, [] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, [], London: [] Hen[ry] Brome [], →OCLC, page 152:
      [] The inceſſion or locall motion of animals is made vvith analogy unto this figure, by decuſſative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles.

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German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin diametralis.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

diametral (strong nominative masculine singular diametraler, not comparable)

  1. diametral

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Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (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]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾa.li/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.mɨˈtɾa.li/

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

Adjective edit

diametral m or f (plural diametrais, not comparable)

  1. diametral (relating to a diameter)

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French diamétral.

Adjective edit

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

  1. diametrical

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Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /djameˈtɾal/ [d̪ja.meˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: dia‧me‧tral

Adjective edit

diametral m or f (masculine and feminine plural diametrales)

  1. diametral (relating to a diameter)

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

diameter +‎ -al

Adjective edit

diametral (not comparable)

  1. diametral, entirely opposed

Declension edit

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