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.
DIAMETRICAL
diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
(adjective) characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; “in diametric contradiction to his claims”; “diametrical (or opposite) points of view”; “opposite meanings”; “extreme and indefensible polar positions”
diametral, diametric, diametrical
(adjective) related to or along a diameter; “the diametral plane”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
diametrical (comparative more diametrical, superlative most diametrical)
Of or pertaining to a diagonal or diameter
Completely opposed
Synonyms
• (pertaining to a diagonal or diameter): diametral
• (completely opposed): antipodal
Source: Wiktionary
Di*am"e*tric, Di*am"e*tric*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.
2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter; directly adverse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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