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Quick definitions from WordNet (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
▸ noun: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard ("The bishop moves on the diagonals")
▸ noun: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
▸ noun: (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
▸ noun: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
▸ adjective: at an angle; especially 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")
▸ adjective: having an oblique or slanted direction
▸ Also see diagonals
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▸ 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
▸ noun: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard ("The bishop moves on the diagonals")
▸ noun: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
▸ noun: (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
▸ noun: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
▸ adjective: at an angle; especially 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")
▸ adjective: having an oblique or slanted direction
▸ Also see diagonals
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to diagonal
▸ Usage examples for diagonal
▸ Idioms related to diagonal (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing diagonal
▸ Popular nouns described by diagonal
▸ Words that often appear near diagonal
▸ Rhymes of diagonal
▸ Invented words related to diagonal