(adj) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed, Syn.diametrical, polar, opposite, Example: in diametric contradiction to his claims; diametrical (or opposite) points of view; opposite meanings; extreme and indefensible polar positions
(adv) as from opposite ends of a diameter, Example: 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
1. (Crystallog.) Developed alike in the directions of the several lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the tetragonal and hexagonal systems. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Having the several diameters nearly equal; -- said of the cells of ordinary parenchyma. [ 1913 Webster ]
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