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Meaning of 'diagonal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diagonal [ a.]
- Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
2 . Diagonal [ n.]
- A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
- A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
- A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.

Meaning of 'diagonal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diagonal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
Example in sentence:
  • the bishop moves on the diagonals
2 . diagonal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
Example in sentence:
  • a diagonal line across the page

Nearby Words:

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