Diametrically

/ˌdaɪ.əˈmet.rɪk.li/

ठीक विपरीत (व्यास के पार); पूर्णतः/सीधे विरोध में

Origin & History

From diameter + -ically; ultimately from Greek diametros (“measuring across”) via Latin/Medieval Latin forms; the adverb developed to mean “across a diameter” and figuratively “completely opposite.”

diameter + -ically से बना; मूलतः यूनानी diametros (“आर-पार मापना/व्यास”) से, लैटिन/मध्ययुगीन लैटिन रूपों के माध्यम से; पहले अर्थ “व्यास के पार” और बाद में रूपक रूप से “पूरी तरह विपरीत” विकसित हुआ।

Definition

Used to mean either (1) located on the exact opposite side of a circle/sphere across the diameter, or (2) totally and directly opposed in opinion, approach, or nature (often in the phrase “diametrically opposed”).

इसका प्रयोग (1) वृत्त/गोले में व्यास के पार ठीक विपरीत तरफ स्थित होने के लिए, या (2) विचार, दृष्टिकोण या स्वभाव में पूरी तरह और सीधे विरोध में होने के लिए किया जाता है (अक्सर “diametrically opposed” में)।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:
Their views are diametrically opposed.
उनके विचार एक-दूसरे के बिल्कुल विपरीत हैं।

Usage Examples

The towns lie diametrically opposite each other on the lake.
Her approach to leadership is diametrically different from his.
The two explanations are diametrically opposed.
Place the marker diametrically across the circle to find the opposite point.

Synonyms

Directly Exactly opposite Oppositely Completely Utterly

Antonyms

Similarly Likewise In agreement Concordantly

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Diametrically opposed
बिल्कुल विपरीत / पूर्णतः विरोधी
Diametrically different
एकदम अलग / ठीक उलटा