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Diagonal Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Diagonal?
[n] a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
[n] (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 [n] an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals" [n] a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side [n] (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent [adj] having an oblique or slanted direction [adj] 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; "a diagonal line across the page" Synonyms | Synonyms for Diagonal: aslant | aslope | bias | inclined | oblique | separatrix | slanted | slanting | slash | sloped | sloping | solidus | stroke | virgule Related Terms | Find terms related to Diagonal: across | air line | athwart | axis | band | bar | beeline | bend | bendwise | bevel | beveled | bias | biased | biaswise | catercorner | catercornered | chord | cross-hatching | crossways | crosswise | dash | delineation | diameter | direct line | directrix | dotted line | edge | great-circle course | hachure | hairline | hatching | kittycorner | line | lineation | normal | oblique | oblique angle | oblique figure | oblique line | perpendicular | radius | radius vector | rhomboid | right line | score | scratch comma | secant | segment | separatrix | shortcut | side | slant | slanted | slanting | slash | solidus | straight | straight course | straight line | straight stretch | straightaway | streak | streaking | streamline | striation | strip | stripe | striping | stroke | sublineation | tangent | thwart | transversal | transverse | underline | underlining | underscore | underscoring | vector | virgule See Also | checkerboard | line | main diagonal | principal diagonal | punctuation | punctuation mark | secondary diagonal | set | square matrix | straight line Diagonal In Webster's Dictionary \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to
angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.
F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
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.
{Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See
{Herringbone}, a.
{Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer
skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about
45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.
{Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.
{Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
{Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.
{Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel
lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that
their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the
unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a
plain scale.
{Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},
under {Cross}, a.
\Di*ag"o*nal\, n. 1. 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. 2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel. 3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving. |
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