diametral

3 definitions found

diametral - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Diametral \Di*am"e*tral\, n.
     A diameter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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diametral - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  diametral
      adj 1: related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
             [syn: diametral, diametric, diametrical]