diametric

di·a·met·ric

adj \ˌdī-ə-ˈme-trik\

Definition of DIAMETRIC

1

: of, relating to, or constituting a diameter : located at the diameter

2

: completely opposed : being at opposite extremes <in diametric contradiction to his claims>

— di·a·met·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of DIAMETRIC

di·a·met·ric or di·a·met·ri·cal \-tri-kəl\

Examples of DIAMETRIC

1. <that husband and wife have seemingly diametric personalities, but somehow their marriage works>

First Known Use of DIAMETRIC

1553

Related to DIAMETRIC

Synonyms: antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, opposite (or diametrical), polar

Antonyms: noncontradictory

Related Words: adverse, negative, unfavorable; antagonistic, antipathetic, counter, cross, hostile; converse, inverse, obverse, reverse; alien, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, unalike, unlike

Near Antonyms: alike, analogous, like, similar; equivalent, identical, same; synonymous

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Rhymes with DIAMETRIC

astrometric, barometric, biometric, decametric, dekametric, dissymmetric, geometric, hypermetric, hypsometric, isometric, optometric, parametric, photometric, psychometric, telemetric, volumetric