Associations to the word «Diametrically»

Wiktionary

DIAMETRICALLY, adverb. Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.
DIAMETRICALLY, adverb. (Frequently used in the phrase diametrically opposed) absolutely (in opposition).

Dictionary definition

DIAMETRICALLY, adverb. As from opposite ends of a diameter; "when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?"; "three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.