diametral
See also: diamétral
English
Etymology
From Middle French dyametral, from Medieval Latin diametrālis.
Adjective
diametral (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
- Contrary; diametrically opposed.
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Noun
diametral (plural diametrals)
- (obsolete) A diameter.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 152:
- […] The inceſſion or locall motion of animals is made vvith analogy unto this figure, by decuſſative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diametralis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [diameˈtʁaːl]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Positive forms of diametral (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist diametral | sie ist diametral | es ist diametral | sie sind diametral | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diametraler | diametrale | diametrales | diametrale |
| genitive | diametralen | diametraler | diametralen | diametraler | |
| dative | diametralem | diametraler | diametralem | diametralen | |
| accusative | diametralen | diametrale | diametrales | diametrale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diametrale | die diametrale | das diametrale | die diametralen |
| genitive | des diametralen | der diametralen | des diametralen | der diametralen | |
| dative | dem diametralen | der diametralen | dem diametralen | den diametralen | |
| accusative | den diametralen | die diametrale | das diametrale | die diametralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diametraler | eine diametrale | ein diametrales | (keine) diametralen |
| genitive | eines diametralen | einer diametralen | eines diametralen | (keiner) diametralen | |
| dative | einem diametralen | einer diametralen | einem diametralen | (keinen) diametralen | |
| accusative | einen diametralen | eine diametrale | ein diametrales | (keine) diametralen | |
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.meˈtɾaw/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.meˈtɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.meˈtɾaw/ [d͡ʒja.meˈtɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾal/ [di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.mɨˈtɾal/ [djɐ.mɨˈtɾaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.mɨˈtɾa.li/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.mɨˈtɾa.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧me‧tral
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Further reading
Romanian
Adjective
diametral m or n (feminine singular diametrală, masculine plural diametrali, feminine and neuter plural diametrale)
Declension
Declension of diametral
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | diametral | diametrală | diametrali | diametrale | ||
| definite | diametralul | diametrala | diametralii | diametralele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | diametral | diametrale | diametrali | diametrale | ||
| definite | diametralului | diametralei | diametralilor | diametralelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djameˈtɾal/ [d̪ja.meˈt̪ɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: dia‧me‧tral
Adjective
diametral m or f (masculine and feminine plural diametrales)
- diametral (relating to a diameter)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “diametral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Declension
| Inflection of diametral | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | diametral | — | — |
| Neuter singular | diametralt | — | — |
| Plural | diametrala | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | diametrale | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | diametrale | — | — |
| All | diametrala | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
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