| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. Diametrically.[Websters]
2. In a transverse manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective diametral.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (diametral) | 1. Related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane".[Wordnet]. 2. Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.[Websters]. 3. Being transverse or transversal.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Adjective base of the adverb diametrally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DIAMETRALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIAMETRALLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] Diametrically. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: diametral
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Diametral pitch | (Gearing), the distance which bears the same relation to the pitch proper, or circular pitch, that the diameter of a circle bears to its circumference; it is sometimes described by the number expressing the quotient obtained by dividing the number of teeth in a wheel by the diameter of its pitch circle in inches; as, 4 pitch, 8 pitch, etc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Diametral planes | (Crystal.), planes in which two of the axes lie. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: diametral
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Diametral index of cooperation | Business | Synonym index of cooperation. (references) | |
| Diametral pitch | Mechanical Engineering | 1: The automatic reduction, through a variable knife-angle mechanism, of the knife angle of a rotary-veneer lathe as the diameter of the peeler block decreases during peeling. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: Diametral pitch is the reciprocal of the module. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
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