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| 1. | [ adjective ] (geometry) 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 | |
| Examples: | "a diagonal line across the page" |
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| Related terms: | oblique | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side | |
| Synonyms: | bias | |
| Related terms: | straight_line | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having an oblique or slanted direction | |
| Synonyms: | slanting sloping slanted sloped aslope aslant | |
| Related terms: | inclined | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard | |
| Examples: | "the bishop moves on the diagonals" |
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| Related terms: | line line main_diagonal secondary_diagonal chessboard | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (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 | |
| Related terms: | set square_matrix mathematics diagonalize | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent | |
| Related terms: | straight_line geometry | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | |
| Synonyms: | slash virgule stroke separatrix solidus | |
| Related terms: | punctuation | |
| Similar spelling: |
diagonally diagonalize diagonalise |
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