Diametral

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diametral \Di*am"e*tral\, a. [Gr. F. diam['e]tral.]
     Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.
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     {Diametral curve}, {Diametral surface} (Geom.), any line or
        surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in


        a curve or surface.
  
     {Diametral planes} (Crystal.), planes in which two of the
        axes lie.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diametral \Di*am"e*tral\, n.
     A diameter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diametral
       adj : related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane" [syn:
             {diametric}, {diametrical}]