DIAGONALLY

diagonally

(adverb) in a diagonal manner; “she lives diagonally across the street from us”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

diagonally (comparative more diagonally, superlative most diagonally)

In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

Anagrams

• aldynoglia

Source: Wiktionary


Di*ag"o*nal*ly, adv.

Definition: In a diagonal direction.

DIAGONAL

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 45º 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



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