diagonal
noun
1 diagonal
geometry A straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent.
Dutch: hoeklijn, diagonaal
Polish: przekątna
2 diagonal
A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.
synonym: bias.
3 diagonal
An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard.
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.
5 diagonal
A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
synonyms: separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule.
Polish: ukośnik
adjective
1 diagonal
Connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.
2 diagonal
Having an oblique or slanted direction.
synonyms: aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping.
Polish: diagonalny, skośny, ukośny
Moby thesaurus: across, air line, athwart, axis, band, bar, beeline, bend, bendwise, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, biaswise, catercorner, catercornered, chord, cross-hatching, crossways, crosswise ... show more.
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