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diagonal
noun(di-ag-o-nal)
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Synonyms: bias,
diagonal
adjective(di-ag-o-nal)
having an oblique or slanted direction
Synonyms: aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping,
diagonal
noun(di-ag-o-nal)
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Synonyms: separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule,
diagonal
noun(di-ag-o-nal)
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
Examples:
The bishop moves on the diagonals.
diagonal
adjective(di-ag-o-nal)
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.
diagonal
noun(di-ag-o-nal)
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
diagonal
noun(di-ag-o-nal)
(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

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