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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•a•met•ri•cal•ly /ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkli/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. in direct opposition;
    at opposite extremes:diametrically opposed opinions.
See -meter-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•a•met•ri•cal  (dī′ə me′tri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or along a diameter.
  2. in direct opposition;
    being at opposite extremes;
    complete:diametrical opposites; a diametrical difference.
Also, di′a•met′ric. 
  • Greek diametrik(ós) (diámetr(os) diameter + -ikos -ic) + -al1
  • 1545–55
di′a•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diametrically / ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkəlɪ/
  1. completely; utterly (esp in the phrase diametrically opposed)
'diametrically opposed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
circumferentor - diametrically - opposite

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