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diametrically en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˌdaɪ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/ (UK)

Etymology

From diametrical + -ly.

Meanings

1. Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.
2. (especially, in the phrase diametrically opposed) Absolutely (in opposition).
   • "I do not see that we are at all called upon to pay so costly a compliment to society, as to assume a character diametrically opposed to our real one,—to utter sentiments we secretly disbelieve,—and to be as angry with our better nature for bursting from restraint, as at other times with our own inferior nature for refusing to submit to it. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 141–142:
   • The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration. 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013:

Forms

Deriveds

anisodiametrically

Translations (22)

nb diametralt (on exactly the opposite side) · de diametral (on exactly the opposite side) · pt diametralmente (on exactly the opposite side) · hu homlokegyenest (with ellenkező/ellentétes) (on exactly the opposite side) · cs diametrálně (on exactly the opposite side) · fi vastakkain (on exactly the opposite side) · ca diametralment (on exactly the opposite side) · de diametrisch (on exactly the opposite side) · fi täysin vastakkainen (on exactly the opposite side) · es diametralmente (on exactly the opposite side) · hy տրամագծորեն (on exactly the opposite side) · ja 百八十度 (on exactly the opposite side) · et diametraalselt (on exactly the opposite side) · nn diametralt (on exactly the opposite side) · uk діаметра́льно (on exactly the opposite side) · ru диаметра́льно (on exactly the opposite side) · fi vastapäätä (on exactly the opposite side) · sv diametralt (on exactly the opposite side) · da diametralt (on exactly the opposite side) · ja 対極に (on exactly the opposite side) · pl diametralnie (on exactly the opposite side) · fr diamétralement (on exactly the opposite side)