An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DIAMETRAL
diametral, diametric, diametrical
(adjective) related to or along a diameter; “the diametral plane”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
diametral (not comparable)
Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
Contrary; diametrically opposed.
Synonyms
• diametrical
Noun
diametral (plural diametrals)
(obsolete) A diameter.
Anagrams
• Adam Tiler
Source: Wiktionary
Di*am"e*tral, a. Etym: [Gr. F. diamétral.]
Definition: 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.
Di*am"e*tral, n.
Definition: A diameter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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