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diametric

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di·a·met·ri·cal  (d-mtr-kl) also di·a·met·ric (-rk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
2. Exactly opposite; contrary.

dia·metri·cal·ly adv.

diametric [ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪk], diametrical
adj
1. (Mathematics) Also diametral of, related to, or along a diameter
2. completely opposed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.diametric - related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
2.diametric - 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"
different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
Translations
diametric [ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪk] diametrical [ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkl] adjdiametrale
diametric [ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪk] diametrical [ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkl] adjdiametrale


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But the data also reveal surprisingly strong attitudes about the seals, especially by those who hold either the AMS seal or the NWA seal, often in diametric opposition to each other.
Procter's expression of "love" becomes his speaking of the unspeakable, in diametric opposition to his--and the author's--coarse gender essentializing.
It would nevertheless be foolish of me to try to persuade you that the study of Judaism in the American university has always had a structure that is the diametric opposite of what goes on in Jewish academies (yeshivot).
 
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