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di·ago·nal (dī ag′ə nəl, -ag′nəl)
adjective
- extending between the vertices of any two nonadjacent angles in a polygonal figure or between any two vertices not in the same face in a polyhedral figure; extending slantingly between opposite corners
- moving or extending obliquely, esp. at a 45° angle; slanting
- having slanting markings, lines, etc.
Etymology: L diagonalis < Gr diagōnios < dia-, through + gōnia, an angle, corner: see knee
noun
- a diagonal line or plane
- virgule
- any diagonal course, row, order, or part
- cloth woven with diagonal lines; twill
Related Forms:
- diagonally di·ag′o·nally adverb
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