Diagonal
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having an oblique or slanted direction
(2) 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"
noun
(3) A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
(4) (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
(5) An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
"The bishop moves on the diagonals"
(6) A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(7) (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from + .
Adjective
- Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
- Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
- Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.
Synonyms
- (having a slanted or oblique direction): aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
Noun
- something arranged diagonally or obliquely
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information
- a diagonal line or plane
- a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
Synonyms
- (punctuation mark): /, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule
- (line or cut across a fabric): bias