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diagonal > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1diagonalAt an angle
2diagonal, aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, slopingHaving an oblique or slanted direction
NOUN1diagonal(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
2diagonal, biasA line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
3diagonalAn oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
4diagonal(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
5diagonal, solidus, slash, virgule, stroke, separatrixA punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
diagonal > pronunciation
Soundsdayae'gahnahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
diagonal > adjective 1
MeaningAt 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.
Examples"a diagonal line across the page"
Similar tooblique
Adverbsdiagonally
diagonal > adjective 2
MeaningHaving an oblique or slanted direction.
Synonymsaslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
Similar toinclined
diagonal > noun 1, shape
Meaning(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent.
Categorygeometry
Broaderstraight line
diagonal > noun 2, shape
MeaningA line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.
Synonymsbias
Broaderstraight line
diagonal > noun 3, group
MeaningAn oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard.
Examples"the bishop moves on the diagonals"
Part ofcheckerboard, checker board
Broaderline; line
Narrowermain diagonal, principal diagonal; secondary diagonal
diagonal > noun 4, group
Meaning(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.
Part ofsquare matrix
Categorymathematics, math, maths
Broaderset
Verbsdiagonalize, diagonalise
diagonal > noun 5, communication
MeaningA punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
Synonymssolidus, slash, virgule, stroke, separatrix
Broaderpunctuation, punctuation mark

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