di·ag·o·nal (d - g  -nl)adj. 1. Mathematics a. Joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon. b. Joining two vertices of a polyhedron not in the same face. 2. Having a slanted or oblique direction. 3. Having oblique lines or markings. 4. Relating to or being the front left and back right feet or the front right and back left feet of a quadruped. n. 1. Mathematics A diagonal line or plane. 2. Something, such as a row, course, or part, that is arranged obliquely. 3. A fabric woven with diagonal lines. 4. A virgule. [Latin diag  n lis, from Greek diagnios, from angle to angle : dia-, dia- + gni, angle, corner; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]di·ag o·nal·ly adv. |   |
diagonal
Adjective
1. Maths connecting any two vertices in a polygon that are not adjacent
2. slanting
Noun
a diagonal line, plane, or pattern [Greek dia- through + gōnia angle]
diagonally adv
| diagonal (d-g-nl) Adjective Connecting two nonadjacent corners in a polygon or two nonadjacent corners in a polyhedron that do not lie in the same face. Noun A diagonal line segment. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  diagonal - (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacentgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces straight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" |
| 2. | diagonal - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric straight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" | |
| 3. | diagonal - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals" checker board, checkerboard - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors main diagonal, principal diagonal - the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry secondary diagonal - the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry line - a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" line - a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" | |
| 4. | diagonal - (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 math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" square matrix - a matrix with the same number of rows and columns | |
| 5. |  diagonal - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of informationpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | |
| Adj. | 1. | diagonal - 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" oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
| 2. | diagonal - having an oblique or slanted direction inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" |
diagonal
adjective slanting, angled, oblique, cross, crosswise, crossways, cater-cornered U.S. (informal) cornerways
Translations
n diagonal [daiˈӕgənl]
a line going from one corner to the opposite corner The two diagonals of a rectangle cross at the centre. diagonaal, hoeklyn قُطْر диагонален úhlopříčka diagonal die Diagonale διαγώνιος diagonal diagonaal قطر lävistäjä diagonale אֲלַכסון कर्ण रेखा dijagonalan, poprečan átlós diagonal hornalína diagonale 対角線 대각선 įstrižainė, diagonalė diagonāle pepenjuru diagonaal diagonal, skråstrek przekątna diagonal diagonală диагональ uhlopriečka diagonala dijagonala diagonal เส้นทแยงมุม köşegen 對角線 діагональ ایک کونے سے دوسرے کونے تک کھینچا گیا آڑا خط chéo 对角线
adv diˈagonally
in a diagonal line He walked diagonally across the field. diagonaal بِخَطٍ قُطْري диагонално úhlopříčně, šikmo diagonalt diagonal διαγώνια en diagonal põiki بطور مورب vinoittain en diagonale אֲלַכסוֹנִי विकर्ण रेखीय poprečno átlósan secara diagonal skáhallt; á ská in diagonale はすに 대각선으로 įstrižai pa diagonāli secss perpenjuru schuin skrått, diagonalt po przekątnej diagonalmente în diagonală по диагонали šikmo poševno dijagonalno diagonalt เป็นแนวทแยงมุม köşeleme(sine) 對角線地 по діагоналі آڑے انداز میں theo đường chéo 对角线地
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