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Diametric vs Diagonal - What's the difference?

diametric | diagonal |

As adjectives the difference between diametric and diagonal

is that diametric is directly opposite while diagonal is (geometry) joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

As a noun diagonal is

something arranged diagonally or obliquely.

diametric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • directly opposite
  • * In some religions, good and evil are considered diametric opposites.
  • of or relating to a diameter; diametral

    • Synonyms

    * diametral * diametrical

    Related terms

    * diametrical * diametrically

    Anagrams

    *

    diagonal

    English

    (wikipedia diagonal)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
  • Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 12 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The visitors' undoing was caused by a diagonal ball from the right which was nodded into the six-yard area by Ian Evatt and finished off by Campbell.}}
  • Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.

    • Synonyms

    * (having a slanted or oblique direction) aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping

    Derived terms

    * diagonally * diagonalization

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • something arranged diagonally or obliquely
  • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
  • a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information
  • (geometry) a diagonal line or plane
  • (geometry) a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.

    • Synonyms

    * (punctuation mark) , forward slash, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule * (line or cut across a fabric) bias

    Antonyms

    * (punctuation mark) backslash