diagonal
/daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/noun, adjective4 syllables
Diagonal means: having an oblique or slanted direction.
Synonyms for diagonal14
noun, as in a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
noun, as in a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
adjective, as in having an oblique or slanted direction
adjective, as in connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
What does diagonal mean?7
adjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
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
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard“the bishop moves on the diagonals”
(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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with diagonal?1
four syllables
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Diagonal in a sentence
- Two or more checkers together, on the same diagonal, cannot be captured.carlosalberto
- Cut the bread into diagonal slices the width of a finger.AlanF_US
- Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his diagonal pliers.Amastan
- Cut the cloth in a diagonal direction.unknown
- A diagonal matrix is positive semidefinite if and only if all of its elements are nonnegative.FeuDRenais
- Oleg walked in a diagonal manner across the field to try and cut us off.Amastan
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Forms of diagonal
as a noun
- plural
- diagonals