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Webster 1913 Edition


Diametral

Di-am′e-tral

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Adj.
[Gr. F.
diamétral
.]
Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.
Diametral curve
,
Diametral surface
(Geom.)
,
any line or surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve or surface.
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Diametral planes
(Crystal.)
,
planes in which two of the axes lie.

Di-am′e-tral

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Noun.
A diameter.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diametral

DIAMETRAL

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Adj.
Diametrical, which see.