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Meanings of diametrical in английском

Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed.

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Related to or along a diameter.

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Usage of diametrical in английском
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The entire thing implied such a diametrical reversal of Akeley's previous attitude!
The Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft
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The doctrine of the Sufis was in diametrical opposition to this.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
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The two organisations involved are diametrical opposites in their basic philosophies.
The Irish Times
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Any machine giving a straight diametrical stroke will answer the purpose.
On Laboratory Arts
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Nevertheless, in diametrical contradiction to his own principles, Hume says elsewhere:-
Hume / (English Men of Letters Series)
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Grimes he selected as being in all respects the diametrical reverse of Mr. Falkland.
Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
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Importantly, these diametrical mTORC1 functions were unmasked under settings of greatly suppressed AKT signaling.
Pubmed
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He was informed that these were in diametrical opposition to those of the Maritime Institute.
The Irish Times
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While Bernardo had admirable intelligence and a deep curiosity, Ramón Cabrera was the diametrical opposite.
The black minutes
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What a cruel position to have God's command and God's promise apparently in diametrical opposition!
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
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He settled on Sidibe after realizing that she was the diametrical opposite of her on-screen character.
Reuters
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In fact, he was her diametrical opposite.
The girl who played with fire
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The trick of his rhetoric is soon learned: it consists in substituting for the obvious word and thought its diametrical antagonist.
The Last Harvest
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These two words are brought into diametrical opposition in the text, so that it branches into a two-fold line of thought
Sermons Preached at Brighton / Third Series
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At all events he had exposed himself to reproach, by acting in diametrical opposition to the professions of his whole life.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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Lifting up the bowl again, he draws two diametrical lines at right angles in the circle, and thus produces a symbol of the world.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) / A Record of Five Years' Explor...
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