aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
(adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction
diagonal
(adjective) connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; “a diagonal line across the page”
solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
(noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
diagonal
(noun) (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
diagonal
(noun) an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; “the bishop moves on the diagonals”
diagonal, bias
(noun) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
diagonal
(noun) (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diagonal (not comparable)
(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
• (having a slanted or oblique direction): aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
diagonal (plural diagonals)
(geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
(fashion) A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
(typography, uncommon) synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
• (oblique line or cut across a fabric): bias
• (oblique punctuation mark): See slash
• (oblique punctuation mark): See backslash
• ganoidal, gonadial
Diagonal
A city and town in Iowa.
• ganoidal, gonadial
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ag"o*nal, a. Etym: [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
Definition: Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See Herringbone, a.
– Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45Âş with the keel, in opposite directions.
– Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
– Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
– Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer.
– Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale.
– Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding, under Cross, a.
Di*ag"o*nal, n.
1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
2. (Engin.)
Definition: A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2024
(verb) interrupt a trip; “we stopped at Aunt Mary’s house”; “they stopped for three days in Florence”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
