Note: In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at right angles to the longer axis.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of the order. See Module. Conjugate diameters. See under Conjugate.
DIAMETRAL
Di*am"e*tral, a. Etym: [Gr. F. diamétral.]
Defn: Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical. Diametral curve,
Diametral surface (Geom.), any line or surface which bisects a system
of parallel chords drawn in a curve or surface.
— Diametral planes (Crystal.), planes in which two of the axes lie.
DIAMETRAL
Di*am"e*tral, n.
Defn: A diameter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
DIAMETRALLY
Di*am"e*tral*ly, adv.
Defn: Diametrically.
DIAMETRIC; DIAMETRICAL
Di*am"e*tric, Di*am"e*tric*al, a.